"The Club of Queer Trades" is a classic treat: G.K. Chesterton's first foray into detective stories, before his 'Father Brown' stories. Private detective Rupert Grant and his unbalanced brother investigate a series of cases all of which seem to be linked to the club of the title.
There are elements of stylistic satire and outlandish characterisation to the stories which prefigure, and often surpass, later parodies of the detective genre, and which provide a bit of icing on the cake. A lot of fun!
-- Steven
We have two copies of "The Club of Queer Trades" in our libraries.
