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Hollow Crown (Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne Murder Mysteries)
David Roberts
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Description for Hollow Crown (Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne Murder Mysteries)
Paperback. Lord Edward Corinth is invited by his friend Joe Weaver to recover certain letters stolen from the King's intimate friend Wallis Simpson. There is no mystery about who has taken these letters - a woman called Mrs Raymond Harkness a former mistress of the King and a close friend of Edward's. Series: Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
It is October 1936. Lord Edward Corinth is invited by his friend Joe Weaver, the press lord and close friend of the British royal family, to recover certain letters stolen from the king's intimate friend Wallis Simpson. There is no mystery about who has taken these letters - a woman called Mrs Raymond Harkness, a former mistress of the king and a close friend of Edward's.
When Edward goes down to Haling, the country house of conservative MP Leo Scannon where Mrs Harkness is also a house guest, he is far from easy in his mind at the task before him, but he cannot guess that retrieving stolen goods is to be complicated by murder...
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Condition
Used, Good
Series
Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841197746
SKU
KSS0002230
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About David Roberts
David Roberts worked in publishing for over thirty years, most recently as a director, before devoting his energies to writing full time. He is married and divides his time between London and Wiltshire.
Reviews for Hollow Crown (Lord Edward Corinth & Verity Browne Murder Mysteries)
Praise for David Roberts: Roberts just keeps getting better with each book in this historical series... This is first-rate fun, informed by telling period detail and an intelligent portrayal of the political issues behind the Abdication Crisis. It's highly recommended too for fans of Love in a Cold Climate and Gosford Park
Publishers Weekly
A classic murder mystery with as complex a plot as one could hope for and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths whom I look forward to encountering again in future novels
Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
Roberts' use of period detail... gives the tale terrific texture. Recommend this one heartily to history-mystery devotees
Booklist
This is a witty and meticulous recreation of the class-ridden middle England of the 1930s... a perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away, for the many readers who like their sleuthing elegant and their sex and violence concealed behind the curtains
Guardian
A gripping, richly satisfying whodunit with finely observed characters, sparkling with insouciance and stinging menace
Peter James
A really well-crafted and charming mystery story
Daily Mail
Roberts just keeps getting better with each book in this historical series... This is first-rate fun, informed by telling period detail and an intelligent portrayal of the political issues behind the Abdication Crisis. It's highly recommended too for fans of Love in a Cold Climate and Gosford Park.
Publishers Weekly
A classic murder mystery with as complex a plot as one could hope for and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths whom I look forward to encountering again in future novels.
Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
Roberts
use of period detail… gives the tale terrific texture. Recommend this one heartily to history-mystery devotees.' Booklist
This is a witty and meticulous recreation of the class-ridden middle England of the 1930s... a perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away, for the many readers who like their sleuthing elegant and their sex and violence concealed behind the curtains.
Guardian
Publishers Weekly
A classic murder mystery with as complex a plot as one could hope for and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths whom I look forward to encountering again in future novels
Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
Roberts' use of period detail... gives the tale terrific texture. Recommend this one heartily to history-mystery devotees
Booklist
This is a witty and meticulous recreation of the class-ridden middle England of the 1930s... a perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away, for the many readers who like their sleuthing elegant and their sex and violence concealed behind the curtains
Guardian
A gripping, richly satisfying whodunit with finely observed characters, sparkling with insouciance and stinging menace
Peter James
A really well-crafted and charming mystery story
Daily Mail
Roberts just keeps getting better with each book in this historical series... This is first-rate fun, informed by telling period detail and an intelligent portrayal of the political issues behind the Abdication Crisis. It's highly recommended too for fans of Love in a Cold Climate and Gosford Park.
Publishers Weekly
A classic murder mystery with as complex a plot as one could hope for and a most engaging pair of amateur sleuths whom I look forward to encountering again in future novels.
Charles Osborne, author of The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
Roberts
use of period detail… gives the tale terrific texture. Recommend this one heartily to history-mystery devotees.' Booklist
This is a witty and meticulous recreation of the class-ridden middle England of the 1930s... a perfect example of golden-age mystery traditions with the cobwebs swept away, for the many readers who like their sleuthing elegant and their sex and violence concealed behind the curtains.
Guardian