Free delivery (UK) on orders over £35.

An English Murder

Cyril Hare

First published in 1951, a Christmas Eve-set Golden Age classic…

28 in stock

£9.99
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571339013
Date Published
02.11.2017

Shipping to: UK & EU

UK Standard Delivery: £3 - 2-3 business days

UK Premium Delivery: £5 - Next working day delivery

EU Standard Delivery: Calculated at Checkout - 10-12 business days

Orders are sent by Royal Mail (UK) or FedEx / Deutsche Post (EU) and are tracked

Free delivery (UK) on orders over £35

Summary

Curl up by the fire with this Christmas Eve-set Golden Age classic festive whodunnit.

Some things have happened in this house that are not to be cured by pots of tea . . .

The snow is thick, the phone line is down, and no one is getting in or out of Warbeck Hall. With friends and family gathered round the fire, all should be set for a perfect country house Christmas – but as the bells chime midnight, a mysterious murder takes place: and the killer is among them.

Who can be responsible? The scorned young lover? The lord’s passed-over cousin? The social climbing politician’s wife? The Czech history professor? The obsequious butler? And perhaps the real question is: can any of them survive long enough to tell the tale?

Critic Reviews

This light-hearted classic from 1951 slips down as easily as eggnog on Christmas morning . . . Plenty of original ideas, some nice satirical touches and bucketfuls of charm.

Sunday Express Murder and Mystery Books of the Year

Critic Reviews

A completely unexpected and absolutely delightful work . . . A must item for anyone who likes Agatha Christie. I have encountered very few mysteries that are as sheerly likeable.

20th Century Crime & Mystery Writers

Critic Reviews

Unimprovable.

The Times Crime Club

Critic Reviews

A satisfying tale of politics and wealth, with an unexpected denouement.

The Times, Thrillers and Chillers of the Year

Critic Reviews

Incisive social commentary, vivid descriptions and nuanced interactions between characters ... A book modern readers should not miss . . . Hare's writing is sublime . . . Years ahead of his time.

CrimeSquad

Critic Reviews

Of Cyril Hare's detective stories my only complaint is, that they are too infrequent.

Tatler

CyrilHare

Cyril Hare was the pseudonym for the distinguished lawyer Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark. He was born in Surrey, in 1900, and was educated at Rugby and Oxford. A member of the Inner Temple, he was called to the Bar in 1924 and joined the chambers of Roland Oliver, who handled many of the great crime cases of the 1920s. He…

Read More

CyrilHare

More books by Cyril Hare

Also Recommended

Browse a selection of books we think you might also like, with genre matches and a few wildcards thrown in.