The Cornish Coast Murder (British Library Crime Classics) - Softcover
Synopsis
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
"The combination of bracing Cornish cliffs and seascapes with cozy interiors and a cerebral mystery makes this one of the most deservedly resurrected titles in the British Library Crime Classics series." ―Booklist STARRED review
'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature―himself in one armchair, a police officer in another, and between them a mystery.'
The Reverend Dodd, vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his evenings reading detective stories by the fireside―but heaven forbid that the shadow of any real crime should ever fall across his seaside parish. The vicar's peace is shattered one stormy night when Julius Tregarthan, a secretive and ill-tempered magistrate, is found at his house in Boscawen with a bullet through his head.
The local police inspector is baffled by the complete absence of clues. Luckily for Inspector Bigswell, the Reverend Dodd is on hand, and ready to put his keen understanding of the criminal mind to the test.
This classic mystery novel of the golden age of British crime fiction is set against the vividly described backdrop of a fishing village on Cornwall's Atlantic coast. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s with an introduction by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards.
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About the Author
JOHN BUDE was the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore (1901–1957), an author of the golden age of crime fiction. Elmore was a cofounder of the Crime Writers' Association, and worked in the theatre as a producer and director.
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"A golden-age mystery reminiscent of Freeman Wills Crofts and Ronald Knox that's guaranteed to keep you guessing and second-guessing..." (Kirkus Reviews)
"I read this novel at one sitting. Can there be any higher recommendation than that?" (Mary Reed Eric Reed Mysteries)
"The combination of bracing Cornish cliffs and seascapes with cozy interiors and a cerebral mystery makes this one of the most deservedly resurrected titles in the British Library Crime Classics series. With an introduction by modern British crime writer Martin Edwards." (starred review) (Connie Fletcher Booklist)
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- PublisherPoisoned Pen Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1464206511
- ISBN 13 9781464206511
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages256
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