Basil Thompson (131 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In the hall he found the body of his maidservant, Helen Dunn, aged about fifty, lying on the floor near the telephone. She had bled profusely from a wound in the head and her body was cold. Richardson's second case begins with a murder and robbery at a quiet house in Laburnum Road, and goes on to include an escaped parrot and a seemingly perfect crime which threatened a scandal to shock all England. Follow with Detective-Sergeant Richardson the fantastic story of an antiquarian's nephew, a pseudo policeman, and a stolen car.search with him for a man wanted for murder.another who fainted at a political meeting.the Treasury note which, because of the name written on it, was a warrant of death. Packed with clues, excitement and humour, this mystery will be certain to thrill and satisfy even the most ardent devotee of detective fiction. Richardson Scores Again was first published in 1934. This new edition, the first in many decades, includes a new introduction by crime novelist Martin Edwards, author of acclaimed genre history The Golden Age of Murder. Sir Basil Thomson's tales are always good reading, and he has the knack of being accurate about Scotland Yard. His book is full of agreeable people, and his case is neatly put together. Dorothy L. Sayers, Sunday Times Few authors can claim such an intimate knowledge of Scotland Yard and criminals as Sir Basil Thomson, one-time Assistant Commissioner at the Yard. He provides subtle intrigue, clever deduction, and bright dialogue, and the whole combines to make easily the best mystery yarn that has come my way in recent weeks. No words are wasted in the fast-moving plot.This book must not be missed. Referee.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. In the hall he found the body of his maidservant, Helen Dunn, aged about fifty, lying on the floor near the telephone. She had bled profusely from a wound in the head and her body was cold. Richardson's second case begins with a murder and robbery at a quiet house in Laburnum Road, and goes on to include an escaped parrot and a seemingly perfect crime which threatened a scandal to shock all England. Follow with Detective-Sergeant Richardson the fantastic story of an antiquarian's nephew, a pseudo policeman, and a stolen car.search with him for a man wanted for murder.another who fainted at a political meeting.the Treasury note which, because of the name written on it, was a warrant of death. Packed with clues, excitement and humour, this mystery will be certain to thrill and satisfy even the most ardent devotee of detective fiction. Richardson Scores Again was first published in 1934. This new edition, the first in many decades, includes a new introduction by crime novelist Martin Edwards, author of acclaimed genre history The Golden Age of Murder. Sir Basil Thomson's tales are always good reading, and he has the knack of being accurate about Scotland Yard. His book is full of agreeable people, and his case is neatly put together. Dorothy L. Sayers, Sunday Times Few authors can claim such an intimate knowledge of Scotland Yard and criminals as Sir Basil Thomson, one-time Assistant Commissioner at the Yard. He provides subtle intrigue, clever deduction, and bright dialogue, and the whole combines to make easily the best mystery yarn that has come my way in recent weeks. No words are wasted in the fast-moving plot.This book must not be missed. Referee.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 3rd Edition. 1977 3rd ptg. 160pp. illus. paperback 8vo: Very Good [prev. owner has neatly highlighted the names of other titles in this series inside back cover; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy].

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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. Bookplate of previous owner on ffep.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. What are you looking for, sir? he said. Bloodstains. Scotland Yard is concerned with the murderer, or murderers, of the mysterious Bernard Pitt. The dead man is discovered with a false identity, courtesy of the many forged papers and documents found with him. The trail leads to France, where we discover why a French milliner chose to ride in a laundry basket, why the two American men are so interested in their wives' hat trimmings, and why it is so difficult for the French police to touch a criminal with high political connections. But the murder of Bernard Pitt was only an incident in the diabolical plot linking a network of criminals on both sides of the Channel. The Milliner's Hat Mystery was first published in 1937. This new edition, the first for many decades, includes an introduction by crime novelist Martin Edwards, acclaimed author of genre history The Golden Age of Murder. Sir Basil Thomson is a past-master in the mysteries of Scotland Yard. Times Literary Supplement.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Leather spine has moderate wear; pages are tanned; a little foxing to the endpapers; pages dampstained along the top outer edge; a good sound binding. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Inventory No: 156500.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. A nice copy. Interior clean and bright, binding tight. Modest wear at corners and spine ends. Green Half Leather binding with gray marbled paper. Spine and corners slightly faded to tan or brown. Top page edges gilt, other page edges rough cut. A classic, in 286 pages. Leather flexible with no cracks. No. 201 in Appletons' Town and Country Library.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1936 Literary Guild hardcover, Good/NO DJ, red boards have stain on front cover, gilt lettering & decor on spine reads fine, front corners lightly bumped, inscription on endpaper, no other markings, top edge of textblock dyed red.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Second edition, limited to 300 copies, printed by The Torch Press. Bound in tan paper-covered boards, brown cloth spine. Light wear to edges and to paper spine label. Contents remain tightly bound with very faint staining to corner of rear text pages. Still a nice copy. …

Taschenbuch. Condition: Befriedigend. 1. Auflage. 187(1) Seiten Premiere édition en langue francaise. (Histoire Illustrée de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. Série Batailles).- Kanten berieben/leicht bestossen, Vortitel angegraut, erste Seiten unten bestossen.-[ Standort Wimregal . HAA-50871 WITHIN THE EU: shipping only to GERMANY and AUSTRIA due to the new EPR regulations. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 192.…

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HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.