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The Resource Murder of a lady : a Scottish mystery, Anthony Wynne ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards

Murder of a lady : a Scottish mystery, Anthony Wynne ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards

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"Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of Mary Gregor, sister of the laird of Duchlan, is found in the castle. She has been stabbed to death in her bedroom--but the room is locked from within and the windows are barred. The only tiny clue to the culprit is a silver fish's scale, left on the floor next to Mary's body. Inspector Dundas is dispatched to Duchlan to investigate the case. The Gregor family and their servants are quick--perhaps too quick--to explain that Mary was a kind and charitable woman. Dundas uncovers a more complex truth, and the cruel character of the dead woman continues to pervade the house after her death. Soon further deaths, equally impossible, occur, and the atmosphere grows ever darker. Superstitious locals believe that fish creatures from the nearby waters are responsible; but luckily for Inspector Dundas, the gifted amateur sleuth Eustace Hailey is on the scene, and unravels a more logical solution to this most fiendish of plots."--
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eng
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  • First edition.
  • First US trade paperback edition.
Extent
297 pages
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Originally published in 1931 by Hutchinson, London
Isbn
9781464205712
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Murder of a lady : a Scottish mystery
Title
Murder of a lady
Title remainder
a Scottish mystery
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Anthony Wynne ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards
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Language
eng
Summary
"Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of Mary Gregor, sister of the laird of Duchlan, is found in the castle. She has been stabbed to death in her bedroom--but the room is locked from within and the windows are barred. The only tiny clue to the culprit is a silver fish's scale, left on the floor next to Mary's body. Inspector Dundas is dispatched to Duchlan to investigate the case. The Gregor family and their servants are quick--perhaps too quick--to explain that Mary was a kind and charitable woman. Dundas uncovers a more complex truth, and the cruel character of the dead woman continues to pervade the house after her death. Soon further deaths, equally impossible, occur, and the atmosphere grows ever darker. Superstitious locals believe that fish creatures from the nearby waters are responsible; but luckily for Inspector Dundas, the gifted amateur sleuth Eustace Hailey is on the scene, and unravels a more logical solution to this most fiendish of plots."--
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Dispatched to Duchlan to investigate the mysterious murder of Mary Gregor, the sister of the laird of Duchlan who was found dead in a locked room, Inspector Dundas, along with a local amateur sleuth, must unravel the complex clues to catch a clever killer as more deaths occur
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10468632
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BTCTA
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1882-1963
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Wynne, Anthony
Dewey number
823.912
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no index present
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novels
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1955-
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Edwards, Martin
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True
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British Library crime classics
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  • Private investigators
  • Murder
  • Highlands (Scotland)
  • Murder
  • Private investigators
  • Scotland
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adult
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Murder of a lady : a Scottish mystery, Anthony Wynne ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards
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Originally published in 1931 by Hutchinson, London
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Control code
ocn917342367
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First US trade paperback edition.
Extent
297 pages
Isbn
9781464205712
Lccn
2015946352
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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(OCoLC)917342367
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Murder of a lady : a Scottish mystery, Anthony Wynne ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards
Publication
Note
Originally published in 1931 by Hutchinson, London
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn917342367
Dimensions
21 cm.
Edition
  • First edition.
  • First US trade paperback edition.
Extent
297 pages
Isbn
9781464205712
Lccn
2015946352
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)917342367

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