The Red House Mystery

The Red House Mystery is a classic locked-room style mystery novel by A. A. Milne, best known today as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Unlike his children’s books, this novel is a straightforward detective story in the tradition of Golden Age mysteries. It features an amateur sleuth named Anthony Gillingham, who helps solve a puzzling murder at a country house called the Red House. The story begins when a guest at the house is found dead under suspicious circumstances. The situation appears confusing, with locked rooms, misleading clues, and several possible suspects among the household and visitors. Gillingham, using observation and logical reasoning, works alongside his friend Bill Beverley to uncover the truth.