Mortmain Hall
"Journalist Jacob Flint finds himself framed for murder after a surprise witness helps a man accused of a "blazing car" killing escape the gallows. To save himself, Jacob needs to discover what links these strange events to a remote estate on a northern coast, Mortmain Hall. But the house party culm...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Naperville, Illinois :
Poisoned Pen Press,
[2020]
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| Series: | Edwards, Martin, 1955- Rachel Savernake Golden Age mystery ;
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| Summary: | "Journalist Jacob Flint finds himself framed for murder after a surprise witness helps a man accused of a "blazing car" killing escape the gallows. To save himself, Jacob needs to discover what links these strange events to a remote estate on a northern coast, Mortmain Hall. But the house party culminates in tragedy when a body is found beneath the crumbling cliffs. Rachel Savernake, who's been invited to the party, proposes an intricate-and dangerous-solution to the assembled guests. Will her relentless quest for the truth bring down the British establishment?"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 352 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781464214059 1464214050 |
| Author Notes: | Martin is a well-known crime fiction critic, and series consultant to the British Library's Crime Classics. His ground-breaking study of the genre between the wars, The Golden Age of Murder, was warmly reviewed around the world, and won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating and Macavity awards. His The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books has been nominated for five awards. A well-known commentator on crime fiction, he has edited 37 anthologies and published diverse non-fiction books, including a studyof homicide investigation, Urge to Kill. An expert on crime fiction history, he is archivist of both the Crime Writers' Association and the Detection Club. He was elected eighth President of the Detection Club in 2015, is current Chair of the CWA, and posts regularly to his blog, 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?' |
