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At the Villa Rose

Autor A. E. W. Mason
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 feb 2009
At the Villa Rose has a number of strange and inventive moments. As Inspector Hanuad must gather evidence to determine who killed the rich Madame Dauvray, it is suspected the murderer was after her jewels. The inspector must fill in the blanks that the witness accounts leave in the telling of the events on the night of the murder. Half way through the book the central mystery is discovered and a confession changes the atmosphere of the book from detective story to a melodrama.
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ISBN-13: 9781438511184
ISBN-10: 1438511183
Pagini: 204
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Book Jungle
Locul publicării:United States

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Introducing Inspector Hanaud, one of the earliest whodunits that was to influence masters of the genre
Inspector Hanaud, the well-known French detective, is on holiday in Aix les Bains when he is asked by a young Englishman, Harry Wethermill, to investigate the murder of a wealthy widow, Mme Dauvray. Mme Dauvray has been strangled and her valuable jewels, which she wore 'with too little prudence', are missing. Celia Harland – the beautiful girl who, it transpires, was Mme Dauvray's companion – is missing. Everything points to Celia having been in cahoots with the murderer and having made off with Mme Dauvray's fabulous jewellery collection. But Wethermill cannot believe this of her, and wants Inspector Hanaud of the Paris Sûreté, to take on the case.
"One of the best, most artistic, most engrossing detective stories ever written" – The British Weekly

Notă biografică

A.E.W. Mason (1865-1948) was an English novelist, short story writer and politician. He was born in England and studied at Dulwich College and Trinity College, Oxford. As a young man he participated in many extracurricular activities including sports, acting and writing. He published his first novel, A Romance of Wastdale, in 1895 followed by better known works The Four Feathers (1902) and At The Villa Rose (1910). During his career, Mason published more than 20 books as well as plays, short stories and articles.