Murder in the Basement: Anthony Berkeley: 97 (British Library Crime Classics)

Anthony Berkeley

ISBN 10: 0712353941 / ISBN 13: 9780712353946

Published by British Library Publishing, 2021

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Murder in the Basement: Anthony Berkeley: 97 (British Library Crime Classics)
• Publisher: British Library Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712353941
• ISBN 13: 9780712353946
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 230 grams

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Synopsis

When two newlyweds discover that a corpse has been buried in the basement of their new home, a gruelling case begins to trace the identity of the victim. With all avenues of investigation approaching exhaustion, a tenuous piece of evidence offers a chance for Chief Inspector Moresby and leads him to the amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, who has recently been providing cover work in a school south of London.

Desperate for evidence of any kind on the basement case, Moresby begins to sift through the manuscript of a satirical novel Sheringham had been writing about his colleagues at the school, convinced that amongst the colourful cast of teachers hides the victim – and perhaps their murderer.

A novel pairing dark humour and intelligent detection work, this 1932 'whowasdunin?' mystery is an example of a celebrated Golden Age author’s most inventive work.