The Twenty-Third Man
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:6th Oct '11
£10.99
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READ ALL AGATHA CHRISTIE? TRY A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY. A cave containing the bodies of 23 mummified kings acquires another corpse overnight...a classic murder mystery from one of the queens of Golden Age crime fiction
Renowned criminologist, psychoanalyst and sardonic widow Mrs Bradley is enjoying a relaxing holiday on the beautiful island of Hombres Muertos. Then a cave high up in the mountains, containing the mummified bodies of twenty three dead kings, acquires an extra corpse overnight and Mrs Bradley is delighted to be called into action.
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY
Rediscover Gladys Mitchell – one of the 'Big Three' female crime fiction writers alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.
Renowned criminologist, psychoanalyst and sardonic widow Mrs Bradley is enjoying a relaxing holiday on the beautiful island of Hombres Muertos. Then a cave high up in the mountains, containing the mummified bodies of twenty three dead kings, acquires an extra corpse overnight and Mrs Bradley is delighted to be called into action.
As her investigations begin it quickly becomes clear that almost everyone on the island has a motive for murder, and a dark secret they are desperate to conceal. But who is the real killer?
Opinionated, unconventional, unafraid... If you like Poirot and Miss Marple, you’ll love Mrs Bradley.
One can usually rely on Miss Gladys Mitchell for something unexpected and in The Twenty-Third Man she certainly provides * Guardian *
Bizarre, fascinating and entertaining * Tatler *
Crime writing's best-kept secret * Scotsman *
ISBN: 9780099563273
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 14mm
Weight: 159g
224 pages