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Murder Under the Sun

Classic Mysteries for Summer
Series: Vintage Murders
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'So great ... it's criminal' - SAGA 'With Cecily Gayford in charge, we are on safe ground' - DAILY MAIL From beneath the beach umbrella, all might seem idyllic - children playing, sunbathers relaxing, ice slowly melting in a cocktail glass. But look a little closer,... Read More
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The summer holidays can be murder ...

The summer holidays can be murder ...

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'So great ... it's criminal' - SAGA

'With Cecily Gayford in charge, we are on safe ground' - DAILY MAIL

From beneath the beach umbrella, all might seem idyllic - children playing, sunbathers relaxing, ice slowly melting in a cocktail glass. But look a little closer, and all is not as it seems...

In these classic crime stories of midsummer murder and madness, the mercury is climbing - and so is the body count. Prepare to spend this summer holiday with some shady characters (in sunny places) and immerse yourself in tales of mystery and depravity at home and abroad.

Just remember - there might be nothing new under the sun... but murder is the most ancient art of all.

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    'So great ... it's criminal' - SAGA 'With Cecily Gayford in charge, we are on safe ground' - DAILY MAIL From beneath the beach umbrella, all might seem idyllic - children playing, sunbathers relaxing, ice slowly melting in a cocktail glass. But look a little closer, and all is not as it seems... In these classic crime stories of midsummer...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781805222163

Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Profile Books Ltd

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Edited by Cecily Gayford

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 272

Collections

Classic Crime & Mystery Fiction Classic Fiction Cosy Crime Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Series: Vintage Murders

About the Author

Edited by Cecily Gayford and featuring work by classic crime authors such as Dorothy L. Sayers, Cyril Hare, Margery Allingham, John Dickson Carr and others.Cecily Gayford studied English at the University of Oxford, where she immersed herself obsessively in the gothic, morbid and mysterious side of literature. Now a Publishing Director, she has worked at Profile Books for eleven years.

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