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A Gervase Fen Mystery (Related to this series)
- Author
- Edmund Crispin
- Narrator
- Paul Panting
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 6 July 2023
- Run Time
- 7 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse – discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.
When young actress Gloria Scott throws herself from Waterloo Bridge, the news sends shockwaves through her film studio. Luckily Gervase Fen is in London to investigate.
But when someone acts fast to cover up any evidence – removing all signs of Ms Scott’s identity from her apartment and poisoning a suspicious cameraman – the truth is hard to find…
Critics Review
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‘Both the mature and the discerning young choose to pick up one of Crispin's beautifully turned crime novels’
The Times‘Crispin isn't in it for the mystery, but for the enigmas’ Guardian
‘His books are full of high spirits and excellent jokes, with constant literary allusions and an atmosphere of bibulous good humour. But at times the mood turns darker, and Crispin is capable of passages of both genuine suspense and ingenius deduction’
Daily Telegraph‘Crispin is noted for an ability to embellish clever story lines with Marx Brothers touches’
New York Times‘Rightly elevated to classic status’
New York Sun
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Details
- Author
- Edmund Crispin
- Narrator
- Paul Panting
- Duration
- 7 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 July 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008530532
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Historical crime & mysteries, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Adventure / action fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Fiction: special features, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Synopsis
As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse – discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. When young actress Gloria Scott throws herself from Waterloo Bridge, the news sends shockwaves through her film studio. Luckily Gervase Fen is in London to investigate.But when someone acts fast to cover up any evidence – removing all signs of Ms Scott’s identity from her apartment and poisoning a suspicious cameraman – the truth is hard to find…
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