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Berkeley, Anthony

 
9780712354707: Jumping Jenny (British Library Crime Classics): 98: by Anthony Berkeley
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ISBN 10 : 0712354700 ISBN 13 : 9780712354707
Editeur : British Library Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

'Mr. Anthony Berkeley deserves all gratitude for his energetic efforts to escape from the thraldom of formula... If you are hard-boiled and disillusioned about detectives, you will find this tale very refreshing.' – Dorothy L. Sayers At a costume party with the dubious theme of ‘famous murderers and their victims', the know-it-all amateur criminologist Roger Sheringham is settled in for an evening of beer, small talk and analysing his companions. One guest in particular has caught his attention for her theatrics, and his theory that she might have several enemies among the partygoers proves true when she is found hanging from the 'decorative' gallows on the roof terrace. Noticing a key detail which could implicate a friend in the crime, Sheringham decides to meddle with the scene and unwittingly casts himself into jeopardy as the uncommonly thorough police investigation circles closer and closer to the truth. Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre.

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À propos de l'auteur

ANTHONY BERKELEY was a pen name of Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893–1971), one of the most important figures in the history of British crime fiction. Many of his novels feature the amateur criminologist Roger Sheringham. As well as being the author of many classic detective stories – including Malice Aforethought under his Frances Iles pseudonym – Berkeley was the founder of the prestigious Detection Club for the finest crime writers.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre.

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Éditeur
British Library Publishing
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0712354700
ISBN 13 
9780712354707
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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