Monday 19 June 2023

Modern Collins (5) : The Godwin Sideboard

As we have noted earlier in this series of reviews, in more modern days Collins Crime Club novels covered a lot of different cross-genres. This novel by John Malcolm mixes crime and the antiques business! 

Tim Simpson is an antique expert who also becomes a reluctant amateur detective in trying to discover why his friend was killed while trying to locate an Edward Godwin sideboard.

Tim gets involved in the murky antiques trade which, as we know from the days of Lovejoy, is full of rogues. A young American woman becomes involves with Tim but how exactly is she involved with the crimes? A highly enjoyable read.