
Somebody at the Door
Raymond Postgate(Author)
The British Library Publishing Division
Published on 10. October 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-7123-5235-2 (ISBN)
Description
'The death was an odd one, it was true; but there was after all no very clear reason to assume it was anything but natural.' In the winter of 1942, England lies cold and dark in the wartime blackout. One bleak evening, Councillor Grayling steps off the 6.12 from Euston, carrying GBP120 in cash, and oblivious to the fate that awaits him in the snow-covered suburbs. Inspector Holly draws up a list of Grayling's fellow passengers: his distrusted employee Charles Evetts, the charming Hugh Rolandson, and an unknown refugee from Nazi Germany, among others. Inspector Holly will soon discover that each passenger harbours their own dark secrets, and that the councillor had more than one enemy among them. First published in 1943, Raymond Postgate's wartime murder mystery combines thrilling detection with rich characters and a fascinating depiction of life on the home front.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
British Library Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7123-5235-2 (9780712352352)
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Person
Raymond Postgate (1896-1971) was a socialist journalist and historian, and founder of the Good Food Guide. He also wrote highly regarded detective novels; his Verdict of Twelve is also available as a British Library Crime Classic.