Sexton Blake on the Home Front (Sexton Blake Library, #4)

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Originally posted to my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Sexton Blake on the Home Front is the 4th collection in the Sexton Blake Library Series. Due out 16th Feb 2021 from Rebellion, it's 250 pages and will be available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats.

These are what I would call "ripping yarns" and they're full of action and espionage. The stories are simply written and plotted and they rush along at a gallop. The bad guy are unrepentantly bad - the good guys are brave, lucky, and always on the side of the angels. The stories are easy to read and easy to like.

The writing quality is generally pretty high, especially considering that the author is channeling the style of stories which were banged out as public entertainment and, let's face it, propaganda for morale boosting on a very tight schedule.

I definitely would recommend the updated versions to anyone looking for light and entertaining action books, especially fans of series characters. For all my friends and acquaintances who enjoy the old John Creasey series like The Toff and The Baron, these (though set somewhat earlier in time) will fill the bill nicely.

Four stars (warning, product of its time and reflects many of the social mores and attitudes of same).

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.