| The Red House Mystery: A Magic Lamp Classic Mystery Contributor(s): Milne, A. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1882629787 ISBN-13: 9781882629787 Publisher: Magic Lamp Press OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1950 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its street date of March 11, 2050 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Amateur Sleuth - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6" W x 9" (0.76 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 57237 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Red House Mystery is a mystery novel by A. A. Milne, published in 1922. It was Milne's only mystery novel; he is better known for his children's stories like "Winnie the Pooh" and poems. The Red House is an English country house loaded with guests, including a British major, a willful actress, and a young jock athlete. Tony Gillingham arrives at the Red House moments after a gunshot is heard. The room is locked, the murderer has disappeared and, in Tony's opinion, the police are going about it the wrong way. Antony, who was looking for a new profession anyway, decides to solve the murder himself, with a little help from his friend Bill. The Red House Mystery was immediately popular; Alexander Woollcott called it "one of the three best mystery stories of all time," but Raymond Chandler complained that the amateur detective's success comes only because the police are incompetent. |