The Cornish coast murder

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Title:

The Cornish coast murder

Author:

Bude, John, 1901-1957, author.

Series:

British Library crime classics.

Summary:

“Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature—himself in one arm-chair, a police officer in another, and between them . . . a mystery.” So thinks the Reverend Dodd—vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen and a reader of detective novels—when an actual mystery unexpectedly lands on his doorstep in The Cornish Coast Murder. Julius Tregarthan, a secretive and ill-tempered magistrate, is found at his house in Boscawen, shot through the head—and the local police investigator is baffled by the complete absence of clues. Fortunately for the inspector, the Reverend Dodd is at hand, ready to put his lifetime of vicarious detecting experience to the test.

General Note:

Originally published in 1935.

Edition:

First US Trade Paperback Edition.

Physical Description:

252 pages ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Subject Term:

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Cornwall Coast Path (England) -- Fiction.

London (England) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Poisoned Pen Press, in association with the British Library,

Publication Date:

2016

1935

ISBN:

9781464206511

Publication Information:

Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, in association with the British Library, 2016.

Call Number:

BUDE

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003174698	Adult Fiction	BUDE	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

"The combination of bracing Cornish cliffs and seascapes with cozy interiors and a cerebral mystery makes this one of the most deservedly resurrected titles in the British Library Crime Classics series." --Booklist STARRED review

'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature--himself in one armchair, a police officer in another, and between them a mystery.'

The Reverend Dodd, vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his evenings reading detective stories by the fireside--but heaven forbid that the shadow of any real crime should ever fall across his seaside parish. The vicar's peace is shattered one stormy night when Julius Tregarthan, a secretive and ill-tempered magistrate, is found at his house in Boscawen with a bullet through his head.

The local police inspector is baffled by the complete absence of clues. Luckily for Inspector Bigswell, the Reverend Dodd is on hand, and ready to put his keen understanding of the criminal mind to the test.

This classic mystery novel of the golden age of British crime fiction is set against the vividly described backdrop of a fishing village on Cornwall's Atlantic coast. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s with an introduction by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards.

Author Notes

JOHN BUDE was the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore (1901-1957), an author of the golden age of crime fiction. Elmore was a cofounder of the Crime Writers' Association, and worked in the theatre as a producer and director.