A Little Murder - Hardcover

Hill, Suzette A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750538562 ISBN 13: 9780750538565

Publisher: Magna Large Print Books, 2014

Synopsis

London, early 1950s, Marcia Beasley of St John's Wood is discovered dead in her home, naked and wearing a coal scuttle on her head. Detective Sergeant Greenleaf is tasked with solving the crime and bringing meaning to her gruesome death. It is a discomfiting matter, not only for the victim's niece Rosy Gilchrist - eager to distance herself from her aunt's fate and raffish reputation - but to all members of the deceased's social circle. The floral Felix and the acidic Cedric, awful Vera, self-enamoured artist Clovis Thistlehyde, the amiably inane Fawcett family - all, it seems have secrets to hide and grudges to bear.

About this title

About the Author

Suzette A. Hill is a graduate of Nottingham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Universities, and for many years she taught English.

Review

This delightful dark comedy is set in a London that is recovering after the Second World War... Wittily and fluently written, with a neat plot that twists and turns to a satisfying conclusion, A Little Murder is a fine entertainment. (Historical Novels Review)

"Set in the early 1950’s, this is a delightful romp, as Rosy is pulled form her quiet ordered existence into the murky world it appeared that her aunt had inhabited. A further death has everyone twitchy and looking over their shoulder’s, particularly those who have been indulging in a little wickedness! Highly recommended." (Lizzie Hayes, Promoting Crime Fiction Blog)

About this edition

• Publisher: Magna Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0750538562
• ISBN 13: 9780750538565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368