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Synopsis
September, 1882 and Albert Moscrop takes a vacation in Brighton. Mingling with the seaside crowds, he chances upon Zena Prothero, a beautiful woman whose husband takes her for granted. Accepted into their family circle, Moscrop soons find himself at the centre of a sensational and gruesome murder.
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About the Author
Peter Lovesey is the author of more than thirty highly praised mystery novels. He has been awarded the CWA Gold and Silver Daggers, the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement, the Strand Magazine Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Macavity, Barry, and Anthony Awards, and many other honors. He lives in West Sussex, England.
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Praise for Mad Hatter's Holiday
“The sleuthing is neat and satisfying: in the meantime, Victorian pleasures,
permitted and illicit, are rendered up with gusto.”
—The Guardian
“Lovesey’s best yet.”
—H.R.F. Keating, The Times
“[A] gem, catching to perfection the social atmospherics of Victorian Brighton and at the same time telling an ingenious story of murder and discovery.”
—Publishers Weekly
“The best Lovesey to date.”
—Oxford Mail
“The best story Mr. Lovesey has written.”
—Birmingham Post
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- PublisherHarperCollins Distribution Services
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0586040153
- ISBN 13 9780586040157
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages192
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. Murder Most Foul in Victorian Brighton,featuring Sergeant Cribb and Constable Thackeray.First paperback edition. Unread,shelf-worn,page edges browned,contents clean. Seller Inventory # 030366
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Contents are tight and clean, with no inscriptions, no foxing, and no remainder mark. Ex-libris plate to inside and some general shelfwear to cover, but an otherwise excellent condition book, perfect for any collector of crime/mystery. 192pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information. Seller Inventory # 8091
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