Description
Product Description
A country house murder mystery classic, as a party find themselves snowed-in on Christmas Eve with a murderer among them...
The snow is thick, the phone line is down, and no one is getting in or out of Warbeck Hall. All is set for a lovely Christmas, with friends and family gathered round the fire, except as the bells chime midnight, a murder is committed. But who is 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 they survive long enough to find out?
Review
"Hare's writing is sublime... this author was years ahead of his time." ―
CrimeSquad
"...incisive social commentary, vivid descriptions and nuanced interactions between characters... a book modern readers should not miss." ―
CrimeReview
"This light-hearted classic from 1951 slips down as easily as eggnog on Christmas morning." ―
Jake Kerridge,
Sunday Express 'Murder and Mystery Books of the Year'
"Faber’s welcome republication of vintage crime bestsellers continued with
An English Murder by Cyril Hare, a wintry country house whodunit from 1951." ―
Mark Lawson,
Guardian 'Best Crime and Thrillers 2017'
"Six people around the table on Christmas Eve in a large country house include the chancellor of the exchequer, the leader of a fascist movement, a Jewish historian and assorted toffs. They start dying, one by one. Snow prevents detectives from coming to investigate. Written in 1951, Cyril Hare’s novel tells a satisfying tale of politics and wealth, with an unexpected denouement." ―
Times 'Books of the Year: Crime'
About the Author
An English Murder (1951) was the sixth crime novel by "Cyril Hare", nom de plume of Alfred Gordon Clark, one of the most influential names in English "Golden Age" crime writing. Alfred Gordon Clark was a county judge when he wrote the novel. He died in 1958.