The Mystery of Monastery Farm by H. R. Naylor is a public domain mystery novel that was originally published in 1908. The mystery spoken of in the title is the theft of $150,000 in bank notes from the Bank of England. The police are called in, but the mystery appears to be unsolvable.
I found this book interesting enough, but I would not have qualified this as a mystery novel. I recognize that the mystery is at the heart of the novel, but in this case it is simply a MacGuffin that drives one of the main characters to become a better man. The book reads more like a morality story, as well as a tale about the power of love, than a mystery.
The book also overreaches a bit in its use of the power of guilt over the physical condition. While I agree that guilt can cause actual physical ailments, it is pushed a bit hard in this book.
The book was entertaining overall, while a bit dry. I would not, however, recommend it as a mystery. It is more of a character study or morality tale. If you are looking for a good mystery, there are plenty of them out there. This is a pleasant enough story (albeit dry, I can’t say that enough), but it will not really satisfy as a mystery novel.
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