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The Worm of Death
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The Worm of Death

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READ ALL AGATHA CHRISTIE? TRY A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYIn the depths of foggy London, private detective Nigel Strangeways must unravel a curious case of a murdered doctor and his missing diary. The fourteenth Nigel Strangeways mystery.

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY

Several days after private detective and poet Nigel Strangeways dines with Dr Piers Loudon and his family, the doctor vanishes, only for his legless corpse to be fished out of the river Thames. When his family ask Nigel to protect their interests during the police investigation, it soon becomes apparent that each member of the deceased’s family, from his adopted son to his daughter’s unpleasant fiancee, had a strong motive for killing him.

As the winter fog swirls outside, Nigel must find his way through a maze of conflicting stories, missing diaries and red herrings.

A Nigel Strangeways murder mystery - the perfect introduction to the most charming and erudite detective in Golden Age crime fiction.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
29 May 2012
Pages
240
ISBN
9780099565543

READ ALL AGATHA CHRISTIE? TRY A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERYIn the depths of foggy London, private detective Nigel Strangeways must unravel a curious case of a murdered doctor and his missing diary. The fourteenth Nigel Strangeways mystery.

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY

Several days after private detective and poet Nigel Strangeways dines with Dr Piers Loudon and his family, the doctor vanishes, only for his legless corpse to be fished out of the river Thames. When his family ask Nigel to protect their interests during the police investigation, it soon becomes apparent that each member of the deceased’s family, from his adopted son to his daughter’s unpleasant fiancee, had a strong motive for killing him.

As the winter fog swirls outside, Nigel must find his way through a maze of conflicting stories, missing diaries and red herrings.

A Nigel Strangeways murder mystery - the perfect introduction to the most charming and erudite detective in Golden Age crime fiction.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Country
United Kingdom
Date
29 May 2012
Pages
240
ISBN
9780099565543