Panic in Box C

This is a Gidéon Fell mystery with a theatre related plot.There is a great number of digressions.The gimmick is good,but it is quite similar to the one used in a previous March mystery (the silver curtain).It is also similar to the gimmick of the second murder in "les sept merveilles du crime" from Paul Halter ( for the ones who read French mystery writers ).I will recommend this book for the fans of the author:they will find a lot of remarks refering to the private life of the author.But it's not the J.D. Carr of the golden age.