Bertie and the Seven Bodies

Ex-library with usual stamps. DJ in protective cover taped to spine. DJ has 1/2" tear on top edge. A bright attractive copy. "Albert Edward, Prince of Walesbon viveur, playboy, sportsman, "Bertie" to his uppercrust palswho made his detective debut in Bertie and the Tinmanis off and running with a new and baffling adventure. The prince is pleased to accept the invitation of Lady Amelia Drummond to an October shooting party at her country home. Desborough Hall is one of the great houses of England, the guest list is to his likingand Lady Amelia herself is a fun-loving young widow. The shooting is a great success, but tragedy strikes at the first dinner party. One of the guests, Queenie Chimes (an actress at the Lyceum), pitches forward and collapses face-first in the bombe. Found tucked into her place setting is a piece of newspaper bearing the single word "Monday." A succession of murderous incidents, all with accompanying notes, leads Bertie to deduce that the killer is following the plan of the old nursery thyme "Mondays Child." The targets are clear and the methods are brilliantbut the motive is baffling. Once again the princely sleuthwho is often frustrated by his lack of opportunity to engage in detectionplunges into a dangerous and potentially sensitive case. Peter Lovesey takes his readers on a charming foray through the pages of Victorian manners, mores, and murder."; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall

Product Info

Publisher: Mysterious Press

Year: 1990

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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Country: United States