The Perfect Alibi

St John Sprigg, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1899000038 / ISBN 13: 9781899000036

Published by Moonstone Press, 2018

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # wbs8050787068

Synopsis:

“Good God, you don’t think it was an accident?”

Wealthy industrialist Anthony Mullins is found dead in a garage fire with the door locked. The locals assume it was an accident or perhaps suicide. But when the autopsy reveals a bullet wound to Mullins’ head and no revolver is found, a murder investigation ensues.

Was the killer his disgraced nephew Holliday, rumoured to be overly close to his wife? Or Patricia Mullins herself, whose inheritance relied on her husband’s death from natural causes? Or friend James Constant, who’s research society is the beneficiary of Mullins’ unusual will? It soon becomes apparent that everyone, including the victim, has something to hide.

Good-natured Police Constable Sadler and Inspector Trenton, are alternatively assisted and hampered by the efforts of the local residents to find the killer. At first, everyone appears to have a perfect alibi, but the more Sadler and Trenton probe, the murkier the picture becomes. Fortunately, journalist Charles Venables is on hand to help make sense of the conflicting and confusing evidence.

This classic detective novel from the 1930s is now back in print.

About the Author:

Christopher St John Sprigg (1907-1937) was a witty and prolific writer who also published non-fiction under the pseudonym Christopher Caudwell.  Sprigg wrote seven crime novels between 1933 and his death February 1937 during the Spanish Civil War.  Other books featuring sleuth Charles Venables are also available from Moonstone Press.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Perfect Alibi
Publisher: Moonstone Press
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good