The Case of the Gilded Fly by Crispin, Edmund - 1971

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Middlesex: Penguin Books Ltd, 1971. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 8x5x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. spine creasing, some foxing to covers, edge wear; The very first case for Oxford-based sleuth Gervase Fen, one of the last of the great Golden Age detectives. As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse, this is the perfect entry point to discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin - crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. A pretty but spiteful young actress with a talent for destroying men's lives is found dead in a college room just yards from the office of the unconventional Oxford don Gervase Fen. Anyone who knew the girl would gladly have shot her, but can Fen discover who did shoot her, and why? Published during the Second World War, The Case of the Gilded Fly introduced English professor and would-be detective Gervase Fen, one of crime fiction's most irrepressible and popular sleuths. A classic locked-room mystery filled with witty… Read More

Penguin Books, 1971. vg. vg 1st Penguin 1971 edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Penguin, 1971. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin, 1971. Book. Good. Paperback. Pages lightly tanned, some shelfwear and mild creasing to cover..

Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 204 pages. Subjects: English fiction. Crime. Genre: Fiction.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.