Smallbone Deceased: A London Mystery: 0 (British Library Crime Classics) - Softcover

Gilbert, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146421171X ISBN 13: 9781464211713

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2019

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

"A first-rate job"--New York Times
"A classic of the genre"--Guardian

Horniman, Birley and Craine is a highly respected legal firm with clients drawn from the highest in the land. When a deed box in the office is opened to reveal a corpse, the threat of scandal promises to wreak havoc on the firm's reputation--especially as the murder looks like an inside job. The partners and staff of the firm keep a watchful and suspicious eye on their colleagues, as Inspector Hazlerigg sets out to solve the mystery of who Mr. Smallbone was--and why he had to die.

Written with style, pace, and wit, this is a masterpiece by one of the finest writers of traditional British crime novels since the Second World War.

Review:

"Perhaps the best living master of the classic English murder mystery.," The New Yorker

Perhaps the best living master of the classic English murder mystery.--The New Yorker

I was superbly entertained.--Public Opinion

About the Author:

Michael Gilbert (1912-2006) wrote thrillers, police procedurals and espionage novels that rank among the highest and most varied achievements of British crime writing in the second half of the twentieth century. A founding member of the Crime Writers' Association, Gilbert was for many years partner in a London law firm and drew on his knowledge of the law in writing his most acclaimed novel.

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 146421171X
• ISBN 13: 9781464211713
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280