Dramatic Murder: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery

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ISBN: 9780712355568

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Anthony, Elizabeth
Pub Date	10/10/2024
Binding	Paperback
Pages	256

Publisher: THE BRITISH LIBRARY SCIEN

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This theatrical Christmas murder, truly lost in the British Library collection, will provide entertainment throughout the festive season. A Christmas party on a private Scottish island gets off to a bad start in the latest addition to the British Library Crime Classics.

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She could imagine the headlines all too well...

DEATH ON POSSETT ISLAND

Well-known Playwright Found Dead on Christmas Tree.

Dimpson McCabe - Dimpsie - has invited all of his closest friends of the theatre world to join him for Christmas at his castle on a private island some hours' drive from Edinburgh. The festivities have barely had a chance to begin when poor Dimpsie is found draped atop the Christmas tree, electrocuted by the lights with which it is festooned.

The Sherriff's Court yields a verdict of Accidental Death, but in the swirling snow suspicion is dancing among the flakes. Through Dimpsie's cadre of directors, producers, actors and agents runs a hot streak of hidden grievances and theatrical scheming, and as the group return to London the dogged Inspector Smith begins to circle, seeking to find the leading man or prima donna responsible for this ghoulish crime.

First published in 1948 and lost for over 75 years, this lost Christmas novel returns to bedazzle a fresh audience of mystery-lovers.