Netherplash Cantorum in Dorset was the village John Waterson and
his young wife chose to live in after his retirement. In the event,
this idyllic spot had one severe but unforeseeable drawback: among
its inhabitants was a practical joker whose fertile mind ran to the
most bizarre and grotesque designs. The Village was no place for a
quite retirement, or for a gentle recuperation from the nervous
breakdown that had afflicted Waterson's wife. In Netherplash
Cantorum you couldn't tell what was going to happen next.
Extra-ordinary events tripped over each other. Maybe it was just
good fun - or fairly good fun, except that it became less and less
funny, and eventually someone died hideously and painfully of it.
There has never been a village murder story with a flavour
comparable to that of The Deadly Joker. The weird events at
Netherplash Contorum are made fascinating and convincing by
characters who are both bizarre and credible, including the
beautiful Indian Vera Paston, the brothers called Card, and
Waterson himself. The many crime readers who are addicts of
Nicholas Blake will delighted with the originality of this
tour-de-force of crime fiction.
General
Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Reader
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2013 |
First published: |
September 2013 |
Authors: |
Nicholas Blake
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4482-1359-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
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LSN: |
1-4482-1359-2 |
Barcode: |
9781448213597 |
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