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The secret of High Eldersham / Miles Burton ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards.

by Burton, Miles, 1884-1964.

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Poisoned Pen Press, 2016.

Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office -- Fiction.

Bartenders -- Fiction.

Strangers -- Fiction.

Villages -- Fiction.

Secrecy -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

East Anglia (England) -- Fiction.

British Library crime classics.

9781464205835 (trade pbk.)

1464205833 (trade pbk.)

1st edition, 1st US Trade paperback ed.

268 p. ; 21 cm.

"Originally published in 1930 by Collins."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 268).

"Samuel Whitehead, landlord of the Rose and Crown, is a stranger in the lonely East Anglian village of High Eldersham. When the newcomer is stabbed to death in his pub, and Scotland Yard are called to the scene, it seems that the veil dividing High Eldersham from the outside world is about to be lifted. Detective-Inspector Young forms a theory about the case so utterly impossible that merely entertaining the suspicion makes him doubt his own sanity. Surrounded by sinister forces beyond his understanding, and feeling the need of rational assistance, he calls on a brilliant amateur and 'living encyclopedia', Desmond Merrion. Soon Merrion falls for the charms of a young woman in the village, Mavis Owerton. But does Mavis know more about the secrets of the village than she is willing to admit?"--From publisher.

Mystery fiction.

Amateur sleuth mystery.

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