| Weekend at Thrackley Contributor(s): Melville, Alan (Author), Edwards, Martin (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1464209715 ISBN-13: 9781464209710 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: 823.912 |
| LCCN: 2018933805 |
| Series: British Library Crime Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARTIN EDWARDS 'I'm taking a revolver to Thrackley. You never know with blokes like Carson. I hate these harmless, potty people - they're always up to something.' Jim Henderson is one of six guests summoned by the mysterious Edwin Carson, a collector of precious stones, to a weekend party at his country house, Thrackley. The house is gloomy and forbidding but the party is warm and hospitable - except for the presence of Jacobson, the sinister butler. The other guests are wealthy people draped in jewels; Jim cannot imagine why he belongs in such company. After a weekend of adventure - with attempted robbery and a vanishing guest - secrets come to light and Jim unravels a mystery from his past. |
Contributor Bio(s): Melville, Alan: - ALAN MELVILLE (1910-1983) was a well-known television broadcaster, as well as a playwright, producer and scriptwriter. Among his works are several crime novels from the 1930s, often set in the popular entertainment world he knew at first hand. |