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  • Murder by Burial

    by Stanley Casson ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    In the peaceful English village of Kynchester, rivalry between two local archaeologists is reaching breaking point. Colonel Cackett has formed a body of local young men into the 'Roman Guard' - an organisation which reflects the Colonel's belief that a return to Roman values will raise Britain from the degeneration of permissive twentieth-century society. Canon Burbery finds the Colonel's ideas ... Read more

    $1.83 CAD

  • Revival: Ancient Cyprus (1937)

    Its Art and Archaeology

    by Stanley Casson ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Mr. Casson's book is designed to show that the prehistoric and Hellenic sites in the island deserve much more notice than they have received. Mr. Casson emphasises the peculiarities of Cypriote art and usage; the Greeks evidently had reason to regard the Cypriote " character " or style as exceptional. Mr. Casson's illustrations of sculptures at Nicosia and in London show that his tempered praise ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

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  • William Cook - Antique Dealer

    by Richard Keverne ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    “Two broken men—both connected with the same woman…”When Jean Jaques Malet dies in poverty, his final wish is that his friend Richard Culver should carry out an unfinished task, the only clue to which appears to lie in a pile of old papers. Finding an undelivered letter to ‘William Cook’ amongst the documents, Culver sets out to deliver the missive and discover more about the task that the dying ... Read more

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  • The Tin Tree

    by James Quince ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    At the height of the Great War, Lieut. Roger Budockshed and Gunner Rachelson are ensconced in a Tin Tree, somewhere on the Western Front - a ramshackle metal structure used for observation and camoflauge. A sudden bomb blast causes the two men to collide violently with each other and, although no-one is injured, Budockshed's curiosity is aroused by Rachelson's exclamation: "O God! Again!" Asked ... Read more

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  • The Manuscript Murder

    by Lewis George Robinson ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    When Joseph Marks, the crime novelist, is a dinner guest at “The Chestnuts”, the conversation naturally turns to murder – in fiction and in fact. Sir Oscar Horton is amused to find his guests enumerating the many motives they might have for wishing him dead. But when Sir Oscar is found murdered, his guests' discussion takes on a very real significance for Pryme, the Chief Constable assigned to the ... Read more

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  • The Fleet Hall Inheritance

    by Richard Keverne ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    “The solitude of the place was almost frightening. Anything might happen here, in this lonely waste of marsh and sky and fog…”Seeking a quiet spot to work on his new play Peter Bavent stumbles on Fleet Trinity, in the salt marshes of the Suffolk coast. It is an eerie, isolated place consisting of a few scattered cottages and the stately gloom of Fleet Hall. Bavent soon becomes acquainted with the ... Read more

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  • Night in Glengyle. Illustrated

    by John Ferguson ...
    Alec Maitland, recently returned from abroad and down on his luck in London, finds himself drawn into intrigue when an old acquaintance, Charles Biddulph — a high‑ranking government official — offers him a covert assignment. Tasked with investigating strange and unsettling occurrences threatening a British Crown colony in Africa, Maitland accepts—but soon discovers that the work is far more ... Read more

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  • Death Come to Perigord

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    by John Alexander Ferguson ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    Having temporarily taken over Dr. Wright's practice on the island of Guernsey, Dr. Dunn has in mind a few months of peace and relaxation, punctuated with light and undemanding medical duties away from the hustle and bustle of mainland life. But this is not to be. A routine call on a patient with heart trouble leads to a hunt for a man suspected of homicidal mania – and when a dead body is ... Read more

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  • Crime in Kensington

    by Christopher St. John Sprigg ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    Charles Venables, journalist and ex-detective, is looking for lodgings in London and decides to investigate the Garden Hotel in Kensington, where his friend Lady Viola is also staying. Some of the other guests are less amenable, however, and Charles's suspicions are instantly aroused when the first thing he hears on approaching the hotel is a threat of murder. Shortly afterwards, the hotel's ... Read more

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  • Inspector Frost in Crevenna Cove

    by Herbert Maynard Smith ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
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  • Inspector Frost and Lady Brassingham

    by Herbert Maynard Smith ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    Lady Brassingham's niece Lady Dorothy Poynings has gone missing from the school at Poynings Hall, where she is headmistress. Miss Dampier, the school's senior assistant, is doing her best to keep the matter quiet, but the pupils (and, more importantly, their parents) are begninning to suspect some scandal. Inspector Frost is called in to discover the young woman's whereabouts. As Lady Dorothy's ... Read more

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  • The Hotel Cremona Mystery

    A Kate Marsh Mystery

    by Gret Lane ...
    Series series Black Heath Classic Crime
    When their house has an altercation with a low-flying aeroplane, Kate and Tony Marsh are forced to move into the Hotel Cremona in leafy Hampstead. They are joined there by their friend John Barrin, late of Scotland Yard (whose flat has been earmarked for redevelopment), their dog Cocoa and their foul-mouthed parrot, Blaster Murphy.Ever the snoop, Kate soon become caught up in the intrigue of an ... Read more

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