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The Widow's Cruise

Nicholas Blake author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:29th May '12

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When private detective Nigel Strangeways books tickets for a holiday in the Greek islands, he has no idea that the trip will end in tragedy in this the thirteenth Nigel Strangeways mystery.

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY

When private detective Nigel Strangeways books tickets for a holiday in the Greek islands with renowned sculptor Claire Massinger, he has no idea that the trip will end in tragedy.

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY

When private detective Nigel Strangeways books tickets for a holiday in the Greek islands with renowned sculptor Claire Massinger, he has no idea that the trip will end in tragedy.

From the moment the boat sets sail it becomes clear that many of his fellow passengers - from a neurotic widow to the ship's lecturer - have guilty secrets to hide, but do any of them also have a motive for murder? It will take all of Nigel's insight and flair if he is to uncover the truth.

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

The Nicholas Blake books are something quite by themselves in English detective fiction -- Elizabeth Bowen
His plots are ingenious * Times Literary Supplement *
A master of detective fiction * Daily Telegraph *

ISBN: 9780099565659

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 13mm

Weight: 140g

192 pages