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| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 238 |
| Release | : 2013-11-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906027 |
When Chief Constable Sir Clinton Driffield goes to stay with his friend Wendover, mysterious goings-on in the boathouse he owns soon attract the duo's attention. Lights go on and off, strangers come in and out, and a game warden is found murdered nearby. And as they work to solve the crime, a second body is dredged up from the lake ... 'Mr J. J. Connington is a name revered by all specialists on detective fiction' Spectator
| Author | : Curtis Evans |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 310 |
| Release | : 2014-01-10 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0786490896 |
In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "crime novel," influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "Humdrums," condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British "Humdrums"--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing their work to be more complex, as puzzles and as social documents, than Symons allowed. By championing the intrinsic merit of these mystery writers, the study demonstrates that reintegrating the "Humdrums" into mystery genre studies provides a fuller understanding of the Golden Age of detective fiction and its aftermath.
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2013-11-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906183 |
The Constable was content to call it a suicide pact. All the evidence was there. The bodies of John Barratt and Mrs Callis were discovered in a lovers' nook among some bracken. Beside them was a pistol with Barratt's fingerprints on it, and torn up letters in the handwriting of Barratt and Mrs Callis were scattered around. Arrangements for the elopement had apparently been complete. Why had their plans fallen through? Why had they turned their backs on the railway station with tickets to London in their pockets? Sir Clinton Driffield is not so sure that the obvious solution is the right one ...
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2013-11-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906167 |
When two corpses are found in a small English village, all who have a go at solving the crime are completely baffled, and spur the local Chief Constable to investigating. Local gossip, blackmail and a family feud form the ingredients that point towards the perpetrator ... 'A top-notch murder yarn that is guaranteed to leave its readers baffled until the 11th hour' Boston Herald
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2013-11-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906248 |
When Pickford's body was found hanging from a beam in his garage, Inspector Loxton was sure that it was a case of suicide following a series of financial and domestic worries. Then came the criminologist with his slogan, 'Common sense is all you need', and in ten minutes he upset the inspector's hypothesis. Further evidence pointed so clearly in one direction that the arrest and the conviction of the criminal seemed almost a matter of form. But both the Inspector and the expert are way off course, and it is left to the Chief Constable to clear up the mystery ... 'Mr Connington has the art of writing delightful detective novels' Baltimore Evening Sun
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 267 |
| Release | : 2013-11-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906345 |
A young couple, the Trents, arrive on the lonely islet of Ruffa - where a large house has been lent to them for part of their honeymoon - and stumble upon mystery. Gold is being exported from Ruffa in quantity. Where does it come from? From the Armada wreck in the bay? Or from some old Norseman's hoard like the Traprain Law treasure. Or has the other tenant discovered the secret of making gold? The Trents are set on a surprising course to find out ...
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 291 |
| Release | : 2013-11-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906140 |
Thief, criminal and probably a coward, would Hyson have had the courage to kill himself or did someone catch up with him? Did his death have anything to do with Mrs Telford, who committed suicide shortly before? The Inspector, anticipating a routine investigation, finds conflicting stories, poison pen letters, and damning information about Hyson. It takes Sir Clinton Driffield to untangle the case and prove that the cast-iron alibi is the one which should arouse suspicion.
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 283 |
| Release | : 2014-06-14 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906108 |
In this, the tenth Clinton Driffield mystery, the action moves away from a country setting to the English suburbs, inhabited by a cast of unusual diversity: an ambitious young policeman, a naive journalist, an elderly clerk with dreams of foreign travel and an unhappily married Frenchwoman. This meticulously clued mystery shows Connington at his compelling best and ends with a satisfying flourish.
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2014-06-14 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906124 |
There was blood on the drawing-room floor and Hazel Deerhurst had disappeared wearing slippers over walking shoes, two pairs of stockings and a bright silk kimono. First investigations shed interesting light on Hazel. A mysterious machine is found at her home, some paintings and a cryptic telegram. She was also secretary to a man whose secrets involved the future of the empire. Is she victim or villainess? 'JJ Connington stories are always attractive' TheSunday Times
| Author | : J J Connington |
| Publisher | : Murder Room |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 2013-11-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1471906388 |
An unidentified body is found in a blazing car. A man in the locality is missing. But the corpse in the car is not that of the missing man, though someone has made an uncommonly thorough job of faking it to seem so. And just because his unknown opponent had gone to such lengths to prevent an investigation going further, Detective Mark Brand aka The Counsellor's 'satiable curiosity' is up ... 'As a maker of watertight puzzles Mr Connington has no superior' Daily Mail
