Bones of the Buried (Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne Murder Mysteries) - Softcover

David Roberts

3.43

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9781841195872: Bones of the Buried (Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne Murder Mysteries)

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ISBN 10: 1841195871 ISBN 13: 9781841195872

Publisher: Robinson Publishing, 2002

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Second in the popular Lord Edward Corinth murder-mystery series; This exciting 1930s murder-mystery is the second in the Lord Edward Corinth/Verity Browne series, following the success of David Roberts' first book Sweet Poison. Corinth returns to London after six months in New York to find his sleuthing partner, journalist Verity Browne, Insisting he investigate a murder in Madrid. It is 1936 and Spain is about to erupt into civil war. Verity is now correspondent for a national newspaper and passionately committed to defending the Spanish republic against the Fascist threat. Her lover, David Griffiths-Jones, a senior figure in the Communist Party, has been convicted of murder and Verity appeals to Edward to help save him from the firing squad, even though she knows he sees him as his rival in love

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It is 1936 and Spain is about to erupt into civil war. Verity Brown, now a correspondent for a national newspaper, insists Corinth help her investigate a murder in Madrid to clear the name of her lover, a senior figure in the Communist Party, who has been convicted of the crime.

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'This is a witty and meticulous recreation of the class-ridden middle England of the 1930s... a perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away, for the many readers who like their sleuthing elegant and their sex and violence concealed behind the curtains.' - The Guardian; 'Roberts' use of period detail... gives the tale terrific texture. Recommend this one heartily to history-mystery devotees.' - Booklist; 'A classic murder mystery with as complex a plot as one could hope for and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths whom I look forward to encountering again in future novels.' --Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Times of Agatha Christie

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