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Frequent Hearses (The Gervase Fen Mysteries)

Frequent Hearses (The Gervase Fen Mysteries)

by EdmundCrispin (Author)

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    Paperback 2017

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Synopsis

Stars, starlets, floozies and factotums of the film world - Gervase Fen suspects them all. When young actress Gloria Scott throws herself from Waterloo Bridge, the news sends shockwaves through her film studio. Luckily Gervase Fen, Oxford Don and amateur criminologist, is around to investigate. But when someone acts fast to cover up any evidence - removing all signs of Ms Scott's identity from her apartment and poisoning a suspicious cameraman - the truth is hard to find. Crispin's seventh novel, Frequent Hearses, is a fantastic example of great British detective fiction.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Reader
Published: 07 Sep 2017
ISBN 10: 1448216893
ISBN 13: 9781448216895
Book Overview: Classic British detective series featuring eccentric Oxford don Gervase Fen

Media Reviews
One of the undiscovered treasures of British crime fiction: Crispin's storytelling is intelligent, humane, surprising and rattling good fun -- A.L. Kennedy
Author Bio
Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery (usually credited as Bruce Montgomery) (2 October 1921 - 15 September 1978), an English crime writer and composer. Montgomery wrote nine detective novels and two collections of short stories under the pseudonym Edmund Crispin (taken from a character in Michael Innes's Hamlet, Revenge!). The stories feature Oxford don Gervase Fen, who is an eccentric, sometimes absent-minded Professor of English at the university. Crispin's whodunit novels have complex plots and fantastic, somewhat unbelievable solutions. They are written in a humorous, literary and sometimes farcical style and contain frequent references to English literature, poetry, and music. They are also among the few mystery novels to break the fourth wall occasionally and speak directly to the audience. The Times chose Edmund Crispin as one of their '50 Greatest Crime Writers'.