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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-101250022495

ISBN-139781250022493

eBay Product ID (ePID)124265817

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Book TitleHasty Death : an Edwardian Murder Mystery

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / Traditional

GenreFiction

AuthorM.C. Beaton

Book SeriesEdwardian Murder Mysteries Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight7.8 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Fans of the author's Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin mysteries...will welcome this new series of historical whodunits." -- Booklist "Combines history, romance, and intrigue, resulting in a delightful romantic mystery." -- Midwest Book Review "A delightful costume melodrama, featuring wry humor and sleuthing protagonists with a pesky love/hate relationship." -- Library Journal "Old hand [Beaton] maintains her charm and sassiness while indicting evergreen pomposity and class-status stupidity." -- Kirkus Reviews "Fans of the author's Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series should welcome this tale of aristocrats, house parties, servants and murder." -- Publishers Weekly "If you are a fan of well-written traditional mysteries, Lord Peter and Albert Campion, you might want to try this series. I, for one, will be eagerly awaiting the next." -- Reviewing the Evidence, "Once again [Beaton] has concocted an amusing brew of mystery and romance that will keep her fans turning the pages." - Publishers Weekly "If you missed the first novel in this series, get it right away. Snobbery with Violence introduced the Edwardian heroine Lady Rose Summer. Her second appearance is, if anything, even wittier and more amusing than the debut." - The Globe and Mail "If you are a fan of well-written traditional mysteries, Lord Peter, and Albert Campion, you might want to try this series." - Reviewing the Evidence

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number2

Dewey Decimal823.914

SynopsisEager to join the working classes, Lady Rose Summer has abandoned the comforts of her parents' home to become self-supporting. But life as a working woman isn't quite what Rose had imagined---long hours as a typist and nights spent in a dreary women's hostel are not very empowering when you're poor, cold, and tired. Luckily for Rose, her drudgery comes to a merciful end when she learns of the untimely death of an acquaintance. Freddy Pomfret, a silly and vacuous young man, was almost certainly up to no good before he was shot dead in his London flat. When Rose discovers incriminating evidence pointing to several members of her class, she returns to London high society in order to investigate properly. With the help of Captain Harry Cathcart and Superintendent Kerridge of Scotland Yard, Rose prepares to do the social rounds--uncovering a devious blackmail plot and an unexpected killer. Set in Britain during the Edwardian world of parties, servants, and scandal, M. C. Beaton's Hasty Death is a delightful combination of murderous intrigue and high society.