![]() ![]() He was actually on his way to Frantock, and in colossal form at the very thought of it. ![]() At twenty-five he had outgrown that horror of enthusiasm which is so characteristic of youth-grown-up. NIGEL BATHGATE, in the language of his own gossip column, was definitely intrigued about his week-end at Frantock. The Accused Was Charged CHAPTER ONE And There Were Present… ![]() “It’s time to start comparing Christie to Marsh instead of the other way around.” - New York Magazine Read moreĪ Man Lay Dead, Enter a Murderer, The Nursing Home Murderġ6. The Nursing Home Murder: A Member of Parliament has unexpectedly died on a visit the hospital, and any number of people could be suspects, including a sour surgeon, a besotted nurse, a resentful wife, and a cabinet full of political rivals . . . ![]() This volume includes three books in the classic detective series from the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master:Ī Man Lay Dead: During a country-house party between the two world wars, servants bustle, gin flows, and the host, Sir Hubert Handesley, has invented a new and especially exciting version of that beloved parlor entertainment, The Murder Game . . .Įnter a Murderer: A policeman in the audience sees an all-too-real death scene on a London stage in a mystery “good enough to satisfy the most critical reader of detective stories” ( The New York Times). The first three Inspector Roderick Alleyn novels from “a peerless practitioner of the slightly surreal, English-village comedy-mystery” ( Kirkus Reviews). ![]()
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