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Reviewed by Katelyn Hensel for Readers' Favorite
The Spanish Memorandum by Guy Southwick is very interesting, to say the least. Set at Christmastime in the 1930s, it's a retro "whodunit" that will make your head whirl. It seems like every possible different aspect of the '30s is represented here. We've got socialites, spies, scandals, and a whole lot of action going on, all revolving around a party gone bad where one of the honored guests winds up dead.
Both Detective Chief Inspector Golding and the British Intelligence are at a loss as to who the murderer is, until clues lead them in a direction no one could have expected. I enjoyed the element of the police homing in on Golding's work. It added a certain kind of tension because everyone was competing for the same clues and to get the honor of solving the mystery before the other. It definitely drove the plot forward at a lightning pace.
While the name Southwick is new to me, it won't be for long. I am a pretty big fan of this work and would be happy to read something else of his. The Spanish Memorandum is a tricky piece that keeps its cards close to the chest, and the ending out of the sight of even the most insightful readers. One of the best things about this book in my opinion was the witty and intelligent way that Guy writes the characters. They may be secondary or even tertiary characters, but they will have life by all means.
