Death in fancy dress
Title:
Death in fancy dress
Author:
Gilbert, Anthony, 1899-1973, author.
ISBN:
9781464212253
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Works. Selections
Physical Description:
xii, 249 pages ; 21 cm.
Series:
British Library crime classics
British Library crime classics.
General Note:
"Death in fancy dress" originally published in 1933. "Horseshoes for luck" and "The cockroach and the tortoise" first published in Detection Medley in 1939.
Contents:
Death in fancy dress -- Horseshoes for luck -- The cockroach and the tortoise.
Abstract:
"The British Secret Service, working to uncover a large-scale blackmail ring and catch its mastermind 'The Spider,' find themselves at the country residence Feltham Abbey, where a fancy-dress ball is in full swing. In the chaos of celebration, Sir Ralph Feltham is discovered dead and Tony, a bewildered yet curious guest, sets out to make sense of the night's activities as well as the motives of the other benevolent-appearing partygoers. This classic country house mystery, first published in 1933, contrasts the frivolities of the English upper classes with the impact of the First World War"-- Provided by publisher.
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