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Gervase Fen's investigation of the inexplicable hanging of a member of an opera troupe appearing at Oxford leads the unflappable detective into the world of the macabre
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Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Bruce Montgomery, an English crime writer and composer. He graduated from St John's College, Oxford, in 1943, with a BA in modern languages, having for two years been its organist and choirmaster. From 1943 to 1945 he taught at Shrewsbury School and in 1944 published the first of nine Gervase Fen novels, The Case of the Gilded Fly. He became a well respected reviewer of crime, writing for the Sunday Times from 1967 until his death in 1978. He also composed the music for many of the Carry On films. From the original editions: 'Edmund Crispin's recreations are swimming, excessive smoking, Shakespeare, the operas of Wagner and Strauss, idleness and cats. His antipathies are dogs, the French Film, the Renaissance of the British Film, psychoanalysis, the psychological-realistic crime story and the contemporary theatre.'
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"A splendid reminder of the intricate craft involved in creating a superior locked room mystery... Crispin provides neatly observed characters, clues honestly presented, a denouement which is both outrageous and satisfying and a splendidly offhand opening" The Times "The books are fast, fun and smart, their hero charming, frivolous, brilliant and badly behaved" New Review "One of the most literate mystery writers of the twentieth century" Boston Globe
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- PublisherAvon Books
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0380551454
- ISBN 13 9780380551453
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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