Seven Dead (British Library Crime Classics)

Farjeon, J. Jefferson

ISBN 10: 1464209081 / ISBN 13: 9781464209086

Published by Poisoned Pen Press, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Seven Dead (British Library Crime Classics)
• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1464209081
• ISBN 13: 9781464209086
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

"Originally published in 1939, this reissue in the British Library Crime Classics series from Farjeon (1883-1955) is a standout, with a particularly horrifying opening." ―Publishers Weekly STARRED review

Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has chosen an isolated house by the coast for his first robbery. But Haven House is no ordinary country home. While hunting for silverware to steal, Ted stumbles upon a locked room containing seven dead bodies.

Detective Inspector Kendall takes on the case with the help of passing yachtsman Thomas Hazeldean. The search for the house's absent owners brings Hazeldean across the Channel to Boulogne, where he finds more than one motive to stay and investigate.

Seven Dead is an atmospheric crime novel first published in 1939.

About the Author

J. JEFFERSON FARJEON (1883-1955) was the author of more than sixty crime and thriller novels. His work was highly acclaimed in his day; Dorothy L. Sayers wrote that 'Jefferson Farjeon is quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures'. Farjeon is now best known as the author of Number Seventeen, a play that was adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock.