She Came Back (The Traveller Returns; 1945) by Patricia Wentworth (Dora Amy Turnbull)Anne Jocelyn came back alright--back from the dead, apparently. To the shock of her family and especially her husband Sir Philip Jocelyn. Anne had gone to France to see about claiming a legacy (that Philip had told her not to accept) and was caught in the first German assault on France. Philip had arrived to get his wife, her look-alike cousin, and anyone else in the household he could to safety. Under fire...| MY READER'S BLOCK
Death on Gokumon Island (1948) by Seishi YokomizoGokumon Island has a long, forbidding reputation--with a name meaning Hell's Gate Island and a history as a pirate stronghold. Since its pirate days, it came to be ruled by two strong, clannish fishing families. The head family, long lead by Kaemon Kito, is depending on Kaemon's grandson Chimata to return from the war and take his place as head of the family. But Kosuke Kindaichi, the famous detective, served with Chimata and when his friend su...| MY READER'S BLOCK