Death of a Mystery Writer (A Scribner Crime Classics) - Hardcover

Barnard, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743229347 ISBN 13: 9780743229340

Publisher: Scribner, 2002

Synopsis

From master mystery writer Robert Barnard, one of his early novels, Death of a Mystery Writer. First published in 1979, Death of a Mystery Writer received an Edgar Award nomination for "Best Novel" of that year. It's with great pleasure that Scribner reissues this beloved novel from one of the most respected names in crime writing. Sir Oliver Fairleigh-Stubbs, overweight and overbearing, collapses and dies at his birthday party while indulging his taste for rare liquors. He had promised his daughter he would be polite and charitable for the entire day, but the strain of such exemplary behavior was obviously too great. He leaves a family relieved to be rid of him, and he also leaves a fortune, earned as a bestselling mystery author. To everyone's surprise, Sir Oliver's elder son, who openly hated his father, inherits most of the estate. His wife, his daughter, and his younger son are each to receive the royalties from one carefully chosen book. But the manuscript of the unpublished volume left to Sir Oliver's wife -- a posthumous "last case" that might be worth millions -- has disappeared. And Sir Oliver's death is beginning to look less than natural. Into this bitter household comes Inspector Meredith, a spirited Welshman who in some ways resembles Sir Oliver's fictional hero. In Robert Barnard's skillful hands, Inspector Meredith's investigation becomes not only a classic example of detection but an elegant and humorous slice of crime.

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About the Author:

Robert Barnard's most recent novel is The Bones in the Attic. His other books include Unholy Dying, A Murder in Mayfair, The Corpse at the Haworth Tandoori, No Place of Safety, The Bad Samaritan, The Masters of the House, A Scandal in Belgravia, and Out of the Blackout. Winner of the prestigious Nero Wolfe Award as well as Anthony, Agatha, and Macavity awards, the eight-time Edgar nominee is a mem-ber of Britain's distinguished Detection Club and lives with his wife, Louise, and with pets Jingle and Durdles, in Leeds, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribner
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0743229347
• ISBN 13: 9780743229340
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192