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Death on the Riviera

Death on the Riviera - Paperback

by John Bude
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Availability:In StockContributor:John Bude, Martin Edwards (Introduction by)Series:British Library Crime ClassicsPublish date:2016-03-01Pages:250
Language:EnglishPublisher:Poisoned Pen PressISBN-13:9781464205699ISBN-10:1464205698UPC:9781464205699Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, ClassicsBook Topic:Historical, TraditionalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCDVFKDZVM

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

"There are occasional splashes of witty dialogue and luscious descriptions of the French Riviera; also, every suspect has at least one guilty secret." --Publishers Weekly

When a counterfeit currency racket comes to light on the French Riviera, Detective Inspector Meredith is sent speeding southwards--out of the London murk to the warmth and glitter of the Mediterranean. Along with Inspector Blampignon--an amiable policeman from Nice--Meredith must trace the whereabouts of Chalky Cobbett, crook and forger.

Soon their interest centres on the Villa Paloma, the residence of Nesta Hedderwick, an eccentric Englishwoman, and her bohemian house guests--among them her niece, an artist, and a playboy. Before long, it becomes evident that more than one of the occupants of the Villa Paloma has something to hide, and the stage is set for murder.

This classic crime novel from 1952 evokes all the sunlit glamour of life on the Riviera, and combines deft plotting with a dash of humour. This is the first edition to have been published in more than sixty years and follows the rediscovery of Bude's long-neglected detective writing by the British Library.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Poisoned Pen PressISBN-13:9781464205699ISBN-10:1464205698UPC:9781464205699Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & Detective, ClassicsBook Topic:Historical, TraditionalSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SCDVFKDZVM

JOHN BUDE was the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore (1901-1957), an author of the golden age of crime fiction. Elmore was a cofounder of the Crime Writers' Association, and worked in the theatre as a producer and director.


Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press

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John Bude, Martin Edwards (Introduction by)

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John Bude

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