#1172: “Sometimes you almost persuade me that you have reasoning powers.” – The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont [ss] (1906) by Robert Barr

I first encountered the work of Robert Barr in the superb Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime [ss] (2009), and when Countdown John offered to lend me The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont (1906) — one of the Haycraft-Queen Cornerstones, no less — to continue my education, I leapt at the chance. I understand Barr to be … Continue reading #1172: “Sometimes you almost persuade me that you have reasoning powers.” – The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont [ss] (1906) by Robert Barr