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Raymond Postgate (1896-1971) was a socialist journalist and historian, and founder of the Good Food Guide. He also wrote highly regarded detective novels; his Verdict of Twelve is also available as a British Library Crime Classic.
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"Postgate adapts the most striking structural device of his much better known Verdict of Twelve (1940/2017) by devoting most of his narrative to detailed back stories of most of Grayling's fellow passengers before returning to a present in which Holly tries out one possible solution after another before hitting on one as logical as it is surprising ... clever, absorbing, and wide-ranging: another welcome rediscovery by the British Library Crime Classics." (Kirkus Reviews)
"This British Library Crime Classics reissue will remind readers of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (1934). Postgate veers from a traditional detective story into the points of view of the people in the compartment in a way that keeps suspense fresh. Steeped in atmosphere, with skillful plotting and intriguing characterization." (Connie Fletcher Booklist)
"Somebody at the Door is worthy of a place on your To Be Read list." (Leslie Blatt Classic Mysteries)
"In this 1943 mystery, Postgate (1896–1971) reveals the backstories of his well-drawn characters with the same thoroughness as in his classic Verdict of Twelve (1940), and his opinion of his fellow humans is not overly kind. The portrait of Britain at war and a trip through Germany right before the start of WWII have an immediacy that's fascinating for today's reader with an interest in the history of the time." (Publishers Weekly)
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- PublisherThe British Library Publishing Division
- ISBN 10 071235235X
- ISBN 13 9780712352352
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