Good heavens, I wish Gerald Verner had written 20 books about Simon Gale. The larger-than-life Gale — “He paints and he writes, but mostly he just does anything that appeals to him…” — featured in a mere three of Verner’s books: Noose for a Lady (1952), Sorcerer’s House (1956), and The Snark was a Boojum … Continue reading #1336: “This doesn’t happen to be a detective story, you see…” – Sorcerer’s House (1956) by Gerald Verner
