Elizabeth Ferrars was one of the most distinguished crime writers of her generation. She was described by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine as 'The writer who may be the closest of all to Christie in style, plotting and general milieu'. Born in 1907 in Rangoon, Burma, the author grew up in Hampshire, England, before studying journalism in London. Her first crime novel, Give a Corpse a Bad Name, was published in 1940. During her career, she wrote more than seventy novels and became immensely popular in America, where she was published as E.X. Ferrars. In 1953, she became a founding member of the British Crime Writers' Association and, in the early 1980s, was awarded its Silver Dagger for a lifetime's achievement. She died in 1995.
On a cold winter's night, a man is run over while lying drunk in the middle of a Devon lane. Driving the car is local resident Anna Milne, an attractive widow from South Africa. It could be an unfortunate accident, but strange coincidence hints at more. For the dead man also comes from South Africa. And he has Anna Milne's address in his pocket . . . In conjunction with the police, it is Toby Dyke, ex-reporter and man of no fixed occupation, who investigates the curious circumstance of the stranger's death.
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Vendeur : Aucott & Thomas, Ibstock, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Reprint. Clean & tightly bound hardback book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket which is lightly sunned and has chips at the top edge. 192 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 71137
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Vendeur : Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, Royaume-Uni
Red hardback cloth cover. Etat : Very Good. Reprint. VG: in very good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Spine lean. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). 192pp. N° de réf. du vendeur fer31
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Vendeur : Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, Royaume-Uni
Black Cloth. Etat : Good Plus. Etat de la jaquette : Good Plus. Reprint. 192pp. The first Elizabeth Ferrars crime novel, one of the Crime Club Famous First series. Originally published in 1940. Light sunning to the spine of the wrapper. There is a tear of 20mm to the wrapper from the top corner of the front board, with one associated crease - no loss.Ligth shelf wear to the wrapper at the head and tail of the spine. There are a few bumps to the front board and tail of the spine, hidden under the wrapper. Some spine lean. Internally clean. A good copy of this book. N° de réf. du vendeur 203893
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