Good story with lots of red herrings and rather complicated in the telling. It is a typical book of the times by Richard Hull.
Anyone who likes book from the golden era of crime should find this book entertaining.

"And Death Came Too" is a mystery originally published in 1939. The characters were interesting, but this was mainly a puzzle mystery with a focus on sorting out the clues. There are basically eight suspects to the murder, and each had either a motive or the means. The trick is to discover who had access to both the weapon and the man and a motive worthy of murder. The detective worked slowly, but he carefully collected information and sorted out what it meant. People withheld information or messed with the evidence, making the detective's job more difficult. The reader has more information than the detective, so it's possible to guess whodunit a little before the detective. There was no sex. There were only a few uses of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this twisty mystery.

Hull has written a number of country house murder mysteries, but I find that always he never writes the same story twice! A late night house call leaves 6 characters under suspicion and even a policeman, when Arthur Yeldham is found dead in his study.
Whilst no amateur sleuthing occurs we get to follow the lines investigation that the police pursue, when they're not disparaging their colleagues that is, and inter-departmental grudges do at points effect and influence the case.
Hull shows he has not lost his touch in describing and portraying his characters in memorable ways and one of my favourite descriptions from the book has to be this one:
'Detective Sergeant Scoresby, though only one man, had the additional disadvantage of taking up the room of two, with bushy, beetling black eyebrows that were almost enough for three.'
Despite having a number of suspects Hull manages to make them all feel individual and distinct, which he shows through their attitude towards the murder.
The weakest part of the book unfortunately is the final third. The killer is too apparent and the solution, as well as the ending falls somewhat limp. The decision to conclude the book mid-conversation also felt a little jarring.
However there is still much to enjoy in this book and is a delightful quick read.

Four young people having spent three evenings in a row socialising are now, late at night, reluctant to pay a call in response to a request by Arthur Yeldham to visit him. But they are persuaded, and later are faced with a death. Detective Sergeant Scoresby slowly investigates.
A slow paced story as you would expect from a book published in 1939 but a still an interesting well-written mystery.

Who killed Arthur Yeldham?... And what was the motive? These are the questions at the root of this novel which, as far as I know, was the closest Richard Hull came to writing a classic puzzle mystery.

The story is spun out in leisurely fashion, with strongly-drawn characters even in minor roles. The regular police are to the fore, with DS Scoresby interviewing relentlessly, and reporting to the Chief Constable. There is even a "grand confrontation scene, ending with the unmasking of the villain" as one character sardonically described it.

This was hugely enjoyable and demonstrates that, while still being slightly subversive, Hull was not always just looking for innovative ways of writing about crime. This is classic stuff, fairly and solidly clued, with a few red herring, some misdirection and a not-too-difficult-to-spot murderer, although the motive was a bit more opaque.

Recommended, although not the best, and not my favourite by this very readable author.

Thank you to NetGalley and Agora Books for the digital review copy.

A great story line with brilliant main characters.. I read this book in one sitting as I couldn't put it down.

You will never guess who did it. Well written and amusing, with sly comments on is she French or not. And sometimes the police are not quite honest, into joining in the local rabbit poaching when they should be deducting. But they succeed just the same.