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An evocative, British mystery from the golden age of crime writing.
When Sir Richard March gathers his grandchildren at Swanswater Manor in Kent he...
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An evocative, British mystery from the golden age of crime writing.
When Sir Richard March gathers his grandchildren at Swanswater Manor in Kent he...
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The British Library
An evocative, British mystery from the golden age of crime writing.
When Sir Richard March gathers his grandchildren at Swanswater Manor in Kent he apparently tires of their boisterous company, looking set to disinherit his heirs in a new will. When March is discovered dead from strychnine poisoning, Inspector Cockrill is faced with an ‘impossible’ crime where none of the obvious suspects could have committed the foul deed. While staying away from Blitz-battered London the family, instead, find death stalking the country manor’s halls; Cockrill must evade cunning misdirection and survive a thrilling climax to the case. First published in 1947, a republished tale by Christianna Brand, the penname of Mary Christianna Milne (1907-88).
An evocative, British mystery from the golden age of crime writing.
When Sir Richard March gathers his grandchildren at Swanswater Manor in Kent he apparently tires of their boisterous company, looking set to disinherit his heirs in a new will. When March is discovered dead from strychnine poisoning, Inspector Cockrill is faced with an ‘impossible’ crime where none of the obvious suspects could have committed the foul deed. While staying away from Blitz-battered London the family, instead, find death stalking the country manor’s halls; Cockrill must evade cunning misdirection and survive a thrilling climax to the case. First published in 1947, a republished tale by Christianna Brand, the penname of Mary Christianna Milne (1907-88).
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Paperback
19 x 13cm
236 pages
FSC accredited paper
Originally published in 1947, text reflects prevailing attitudes of the time
19 x 13cm
236 pages
FSC accredited paper
Originally published in 1947, text reflects prevailing attitudes of the time
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Reviews
Overall product rating 5/5
03 January 2025
Service Rating:
Again a present and the chum started reading in front of the fire with gusto and loves it.....nice touch being 30's.....so more books please.
By Mrs Christine Bond
04 March 2024
Faversham
Service Rating:
The crime was well thought out and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
