The Red House Mystery
The Red House Mystery is a crime mystery novel written by A. A. Milne and originally published in 1922. It is the only mystery novel by the British writer.
Tony Gillingham comes to visit an English country house to see his friend Bill Beverley, a young man from the city. That house is known as The Red House.
There, Mark Ablett has been with a group of guests joined by his brother Robert, the black sheep of the family. He has come all the way from Australia and is soon found murdered by a gunshot wound to the head.
Tony will become an amateur detective to try to find out who committed the crime and what motives have led him to commit it?
"IN the drowsy heat of the summer afternoon the Red House was taking its siesta. There was a lazy murmur of bees in the flower-borders, a gentle cooing of pigeons in the tops of the elms."
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Copyright note. The Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne is believed to be in the public domain in the United States only. It may still be copyrighted in other countries. If you are not in the United States, please check your local laws to ensure this eBook is in the public domain in your country before downloading The Red House Mystery in PDF or EPUB.
- Pages
- 210
- Reading time
- 5 hours 6 minutes
- Pace
- Intermediate
- First published
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Downloads
- 6,733
104 years later, still timely
Why Read The Red House Mystery in 2026?
A country-house shooting and an amateur duo with wit to spare. Milne serves cozy tension, fair clues, and a solution that clicks.
Today's connection
For readers who like puzzles with friendship at the center and menace kept tastefully offstage.
House as puzzle
Plans, passages, and paths.
Banter & brains
Light tone, sharp thinking.
Fair-play clueing
You can spot it—if you look.
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About the author
A. A. Milne
Gentle humor and tender wisdom for children and adults in clean, musical prose.
