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A Question of Proof

Nicholas Blake author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:3rd May '12

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READ ALL AGATHA CHRISTIE? TRY A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY In the first Nigel Strangeways murder mystery an obnoxious schoolboy is found dead at his school Sports Day; can the eccentric amateur detective help find the killer?

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BEAST MUST DIE - NOW A BRITBOX SERIES

The annual Sports Day at respected public school Sudeley Hall ends in tragedy when the headmaster's obnoxious nephew is found strangled in a haystack.

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BEAST MUST DIE - NOW A BRITBOX SERIES

The annual Sports Day at respected public school Sudeley Hall ends in tragedy when the headmaster's obnoxious nephew is found strangled in a haystack. The boy was despised by staff and students alike, but English master Michael Evans, who was seen sharing a kiss with the headmaster's beautiful young wife earlier that day, soon becomes a prime suspect for the murder. Luckily, his friend Nigel Strangeways, nephew to the Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard, is on hand to help investigate the case.

A Nigel Strangeways murder mystery - the perfect introduction to the most charming and erudite detective in Golden Age crime fiction.

"A master of detective fiction" Daily Telegraph "A thirties classic" Independent "It's an excellent introduction to this fine series of well-made and thoroughly engaging mysteries, which are some of the best of their kind." -- Laura Wilson Guardian "His plots are ingenious" Times Literary Supplement "The Nicholas Blake books are something quite by themselves in English detective fiction" -- Elizabeth Bowen

ISBN: 9780099565352

Dimensions: 197mm x 130mm x 17mm

Weight: 202g

288 pages