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When a counterfeit currency racket comes to light on the French
Riviera, Detective Inspector Meredith is sent speeding southwards -
out of the London murk to the warmth and glitter of the
Mediterranean. Along with Inspector Blampignon - an amiable
policeman from Nice - Meredith must trace the whereabouts of Chalky
Cobbett, crook and forger.Soon their interest centres on the Villa
Paloma, the residence of Nesta Hedderwick, an eccentric
Englishwoman, and her bohemian house guests - among them her niece,
an artist, and a playboy. Before long, it becomes evident that more
than one of the occupants of the Villa Paloma has something to
hide, and the stage is set for murder.This classic crime novel from
1952 evokes all the sunlit glamour of life on the Riviera, and
combines deft plotting with a dash of humour. This is the first
edition to have been published in more than sixty years and follows
the rediscovery of Bude's long-neglected detective writing by the
British Library.
'Already it looked as if the police were up against a carefully
planned and cleverly executed murder, and, what was more, a murder
without a corpse!' Two brothers, John and William Rother, live
together at Chalklands Farm in the beautiful Sussex Downs. Their
peaceful rural life is shattered when John Rother disappears and
his abandoned car is found. Has he been kidnapped? Or is his
disappearance more sinister - connected, perhaps, to his growing
rather too friendly with his brother's wife? Superintendent
Meredith is called to investigate - and begins to suspect the worst
when human bones are discovered on Chalklands farmland. His
patient, careful detective method begins slowly to untangle the
clues as suspicion shifts from one character to the next. This
classic detective novel from the 1930s is now republished for the
first time, with an introduction by the award-winning crime writer
Martin Edwards.
'Luke flung the light of his torch full onto the face of the
immobile figure. Then he had the shock of his life. The man had no
face! Where his face should have been was a sort of inhuman,
uniform blank!' When a body is found at an isolated garage,
Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigation where
every clue leads to another puzzle: was this a suicide, or
something more sinister? Why was the dead man planning to flee the
country? And how is this connected to the shady business dealings
of the garage? This classic mystery novel is set amidst the
stunning scenery of a small village in the Lake District. It is now
republished for the first time since the 1930s.
In the seeming tranquility of Regency Square in Cheltenham live the
diverse inhabitants of its ten houses. One summer's evening, the
square's rivalries and allegiances are disrupted by a sudden and
unusual death - an arrow to the head, shot through an open window
at no. 6. Unfortunately for the murderer, an invitation to visit
had just been sent by the crime writer Aldous Barnet, staying with
his sister at no. 8, to his friend Superintendent Meredith. Three
days after his arrival, Meredith finds himself investigating the
shocking murder two doors down. Six of the square's inhabitants are
keen members of the Wellington Archery Club, but if Meredith and
Long thought that the case was going to be easy to solve, they were
wrong...The Cheltenham Square Murder is a classic example of how
John Bude builds a drama within a very specific location. Here the
Regency splendour of Cheltenham provides the perfect setting for a
story in which appearances are certainly deceiving.
Death in White Pyjamas: A theatre-owner, a 'slightly sinister'
producer, a burgeoning playwright and a cast of ego-driven actors
have gathered at a country home to read through the promising
script for Pigs in Porcelain. Before the production ever reaches
the stage, one of their number is found murdered in the grounds
wearing what mysteriously seems to be somebody else's white
pyjamas. Enter Inspector Harting and Sergeant Dane to unravel this
curious plot. Death Knows No Calendar: Investigating a deadly
shooting with no shooter in a locked artist's studio, detective
fiction enthusiast Major Tom Boddy has a long day ahead of him.
With four colourful suspects to scrutinise, and not one but two
'impossible' elements of the crime to solve, this extremely rare
and thoroughly entertaining mystery is long overdue its return to
print.
'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a
scene of this nature - himself in one arm-chair, a police officer
in another, and between them - a mystery.' The Reverend Dodd, vicar
of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his evenings
reading detective stories by the fireside - but heaven forbid that
the shadow of any real crime should ever fall across his seaside
parish. But the vicar's peace is shattered one stormy night when
Julius Tregarthan, a secretive and ill-tempered magistrate, is
found at his house in Boscawen with a bullet through his head. The
local police inspector is baffled by the complete absence of clues.
Suspicion seems to fall on Tregarthan's niece, Ruth - but surely
that young woman lacks the motive to shoot her uncle dead in cold
blood? Luckily for Inspector Bigswell, the Reverend Dodd is on
hand, and ready to put his keen understanding of the criminal mind
to the test. This classic mystery novel of the golden age of
British crime fiction is set against the vividly described backdrop
of a fishing village on Cornwall's Atlantic coast . It is now
republished for the first time since the 1930s.
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Crimen En Cornualles
John Bude
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When a counterfeit currency racket comes to light on the French
Riviera, Detective Inspector Meredith is sent speeding southwards -
out of the London murk to the warmth and glitter of the
Mediterranean. Along with Inspector Blampignon - an amiable
policeman from Nice - Meredith must trace the whereabouts of Chalky
Cobbett, crook and forger. Soon their interest centres on the Villa
Paloma, the residence of Nesta Hedderwick, an eccentric
Englishwoman, and her bohemian house guests - among them her niece,
an artist, and a playboy. Before long, it becomes evident that more
than one of the occupants of the Villa Paloma has something to
hide, and the stage is set for murder. This classic crime novel
from 1952 evokes all the sunlit glamour of life on the Riviera, and
combines deft plotting with a dash of humour. This is the first
edition to have been published in more than sixty years and follows
the rediscovery of Bude's long-neglected detective writing by the
British Library.
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