Agaton Sax and the Scotland Yard Mystery

Agaton Sax and the Scotland Yard Mystery

by Nils-Olof Franzén; ill. Quentin Blake (Andre Deutsch, 1969)

from Agaton Sax och det gamla pipskägget (Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1961)

Agaton Sax is at his masterful best in this MG detective/action romp. The crime is sensational and the Boss makes for a worthy criminal adversary (with suitably inept gang). The scramble-talk, however, becomes a little tiresome when not used for comic effect.