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Death Makes a Prophet
Paperback
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Mystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction
Publisher Price: $18.99
ISBN13: 9781464209024
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Pr
Published: Jan 2 2018
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.90
Language: English
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
The 'stranger in a strange land' premise works really well in this revived mystery...Bude infuses the tale with comic commentary throughout. --Booklist
'Small hostilities were growing; vague jealousies were gaining strength; and far off, wasn't there a nebulous hint of approaching tragedy in the air?'
Welworth Garden City in the 1940s is a forward-thinking town where free spirits find a home--vegetarians, socialists, and an array of exotic religious groups. Chief among these are the Children of Osiris, led by the eccentric High Prophet, Eustace K. Mildmann. The cult is a seething hotbed of petty resentment, jealousy and dark secrets--which eventually lead to murder. The stage is set for one of Inspector Meredith's most bizarre and exacting cases.
This witty crime novel by a writer on top form is a neglected classic of British crime fiction.
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