The secret of High Eldersham / Miles Burton ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Miles, 1884-1964, author.

Contributor:

Edwards, Martin, 1955- writer of introduction.

Series:

British Library crime classics.

British Library crime classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murder--Investigation--England--Fiction.

Murder.

England--Fiction.

England.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Physical Description:

267 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition, First US Trade paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press in association with the British Library, 2016.

Summary:

"Samuel Whitehead, landlord of the Rose and Crown, is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham. When the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub, and Scotland Yard are called to the scene, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted. Detective-Inspector Young forms a theory about the case so utterly impossible that merely entertaining the suspicion makes him doubt his own sanity. Surrounded by sinister forces beyond his understanding, and feeling the need of rational assistance, he calls on a brilliant amateur and living encyclopedia , Desmond Merrion. Soon Merrion falls for the charms of a young woman in the village, Mavis Owerton. But does Mavis know more about the secrets of the village than she is willing to admit?"--Publisher.

Notes:

Originally published in 1930 by Collins.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Sargent fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781464205835

1464205833

OCLC:

917342194