In the best and funniest of a series of books about Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover of New Scotland Yard, the irascible detective investigates the murder of "Sleeping Beauty"--a young woman who has been in a coma since a murder attempt months earlier. Clues are few and the case is a tough one, but even an open-and-shut case might prove difficult for Dover, who is distinguished chiefly by corpulence, ill temper, and incompetence. - The Mystery Lover's Companion, Art Bourgeau
In the best and funniest of a series of books about Chief Inspector Wilfred Dover of New Scotland Yard, the irascible detective investigates the murder of "Sleeping Beauty"--a young woman who has been in a coma since a murder attempt months earlier. Clues are few and the case is a tough one, but even an open-and-shut case might prove difficult for Dover, who is distinguished chiefly by corpulence, ill temper, and incompetence. - The Mystery Lover's Companion, Art Bourgeau