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Classic country-house murder mystery intrigue.

If you have a penchant for golden age whodunits, "Thirteen Guests" might pique your interest. As you navigate the corridors of Bragley Court, you'll get entangled in Farjeon's cleverly plotted mystery. With a cast of characters each hiding their own secrets, the story provides the quintessential setting for classic crime aficionados. It's atmospheric, smartly paced and evokes nostalgia for the bygone era of mystery fiction — a true page-turner for a rainy night by the fire.

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ISBN: 9780712356015
Publisher: The British Library
Date of Publication: 2015-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Crime, Classics, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.57
(rated by 1737 readers)

Description

On a fine autumn weekend, Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, Bragley Court. Among the guests are an actress, a journalist, an artist, and a mystery novelist. The unlucky thirteenth is John Foss, injured at the local train station and brought to the house to recuperate—but John is nursing a secret of his own. Soon events take a sinister turn when a painting is mutilated, a dog stabbed, and a man strangled. Death strikes more than one of the house guests, and the police are called. Detective Inspector Kendall’s skills are tested to the utmost as he tries to uncover the hidden past of everyone at Bragley Court. This country house mystery is a forgotten classic of 1930s crime fiction by one of the most undeservedly neglected of golden age detective novelists.
 

Classic country-house murder mystery intrigue.

If you have a penchant for golden age whodunits, "Thirteen Guests" might pique your interest. As you navigate the corridors of Bragley Court, you'll get entangled in Farjeon's cleverly plotted mystery. With a cast of characters each hiding their own secrets, the story provides the quintessential setting for classic crime aficionados. It's atmospheric, smartly paced and evokes nostalgia for the bygone era of mystery fiction — a true page-turner for a rainy night by the fire.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.