Beware of the Trains |
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| Author:
| Crispin, Edmund |
| Series title: | The Gervase Fen Mysteries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4482-0687-2 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Reader |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $12.80 |
Book Description:
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How acute are your powers of perception? Do they begin to match those of Gervase Fen, Oxford don and sleuth supreme?First published in 1953, Beware of the Trains is a collection of sixteen short mysteries. Fen must link a missing train conductor to the murder of a thief, decipher cryptograms to solve the death of a cipher expert and puzzle out a locked-room mystery on Boxing Day.Erudite and complex, these Gervase Fen cases are classic crime at its finest: plot, atmosphere and...
More Description How acute are your powers of perception? Do they begin to match those of Gervase Fen, Oxford don and sleuth supreme?First published in 1953, Beware of the Trains is a collection of sixteen short mysteries. Fen must link a missing train conductor to the murder of a thief, decipher cryptograms to solve the death of a cipher expert and puzzle out a locked-room mystery on Boxing Day.Erudite and complex, these Gervase Fen cases are classic crime at its finest: plot, atmosphere and anecdote, bound together by Edmund Crispin's inimitable wit and charm.