Unheard of for decades, a thrilling new edition of this
ultra-rare classic From the original cover:
"It is the year 1937, and Lord Carpenter, Governing Director of
Affiliated Publications, decides, against the wishes of the Premier
and the opinion of the entire staff of the Mercury, that it is time
to declare war on Russia. So powerful is he that only his death can
frustrate this fatal policy. How this dreadful disaster is averted
by his murder, and how, after many false clues and suspects, the
guilty person is finally arrested, makes this book one of unusual
interest to all mystery readers. It is impossible to give in a few
words its tremendous scope, with a most ingenious and involved plot
carried out by animate characters, drawn with great and
psychological insight. An exciting and absorbing book which, once
started, it is impossible to put down again before it is finished."
Christopher St. John Sprigg wrote seven detective novels before his
death, over 75 years ago at the age of 29, fighting in the Spanish
Civil War. Of these, Fatality in Fleet Street is the most
sought-after, and one of the rarest Golden Age detective novels.
Oleander is delighted to have made this brilliant, complex and
entertaining tale of politics, murder, deception and power back
into circulation and available to mystery and crime fans around the
world.
LONDON BOUND - A series of classic crime novels, largely from
the Golden Age of detective fiction, faithfully transcribed, re-set
and reprinted by Oleander under the series name London Bound -
owing, unsurprisingly, to their all being set in the nation's
capital. The Series Editor, Richard Reynolds, is Chair of CWA Gold
Dagger judging panel and crime specialist at the world-famous
Heffers Bookshop in Cambridge. Period-style covers for each, whilst
honouring the original, have been designed from scratch by Ayshea
Carter, designer at the Fitzwilliam Museum.
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