Main Series #613. 1st Edition, published 1947.
Narrator Lionel Townsend and a group of friends are guests at a weekend house party hosted by Dr. Alexander and Mary Thurston in a Georgian manor. A murder is committed, behind closed doors, in bizarre circumstances. Three amateur detectives take the case: Lord Simon Plimsoll, Monsieur Amer Picon, and Monsignor Smith. Each arrives at his own brilliant solution, startling in its originality, ironclad in its logic. Meanwhile Sergeant Beef sits contemptuously in the background. "But, " says Sergeant Beef, "I know who done it!"
Condition grading: Good Minus. Bumping wear to spine ends. Some light creases and marks to rear cover around edges. Some small marks to front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Main Series #613. 1st Edition, published 1947.
Narrator Lionel Townsend and a group of friends are guests at a weekend house party hosted by Dr. Alexander and Mary Thurston in a Georgian manor. A murder is committed, behind closed doors, in bizarre circumstances. Three amateur detectives take the case: Lord Simon Plimsoll, Monsieur Amer Picon, and Monsignor Smith. Each arrives at his own brilliant solution, startling in its originality, ironclad in its logic. Meanwhile Sergeant Beef sits contemptuously in the background. "But, " says Sergeant Beef, "I know who done it!"
Condition grading: Good Minus. Bumping wear to spine ends. Some light creases and marks to rear cover around edges. Some small marks to front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
