The Widow of Bath - British Library Crime Classics

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The Widow of Bath

The Widow of Bath - British Library Crime Classics

3.45 (305 Ratings by Goodreads)
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'There are a dozen clever deceptions in the book, twice as many as most writers would have given us.' - Julian Symons in Bloody Murder Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found himself in on England's south coast - and then in walked his old flame Lucy and her new husband and ex-Judge, Gregory Bath. Entreated by Lucy to join her party for an evening back at the Bath residence, Hugh is powerless to resist, but when the night ends with the judge's inexplicable murder he is pitched back into a world of chaos and crime - a world he had tried to escape for good. First published in 1952, The Widow of Bath offers intricate puzzles, international intrigue and a richly evoked portrait of post-war Britain, all delivered with Bennett's signature brand of witty and elegant prose.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9780712353748
ISBN10 0712353747
Number Of Pages 256
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller British Library Publishing
Format paperback
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Author's Bio

Margot Bennett (1912-1980) was a Scottish writer who penned a small, though influential, number of crime, thriller and science fiction novels. Bennett's novel Someone from the Past won the CWA Gold Dagger award in 1958. Her critically acclaimed 1955 novel The Man Who Didn't Fly was published in the British Library Crime Classics series in 2020.

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