Thirteen Guests
Thirteen Guests by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon is a reissue published by Poisoned Pen Press in 2015, featuring 294 pages in English. This mystery crime fiction, set during the Golden Age of Murder, unfolds at Bragley Court, where Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party. The gathering includes a diverse group of guests, but the atmosphere shifts dramatically when a series of violent events disrupt the weekend, leading to murder and chaos.
Readers will find a compelling narrative that intertwines the lives of the guests, including an actress, a journalist, and a mystery novelist, as they navigate the sinister occurrences surrounding them. With a focus on Detective Inspector Kendall, the story delves into the complexities of crime and the hidden secrets of those at the country house. This classic work of historical mystery and detective fiction invites exploration of themes related to crime and the intricacies of human behavior.
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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
“There’s murder, mutilation, and mayhem aplenty until the redoubtable Detective Inspector Kendall reveals his clever conclusions with a timetable of mischief.” –Publishers Weekly
‘No observer, ignorant of the situation, would have guessed that death lurked nearby, and that only a little distance from the glitter of silver and glass and the hum of voices, two victims lay silent on a studio floor.’
On a fine autumn weekend Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, Bragley Court. Among the guests are an actress, a journalist, an artist, and a mystery novelist. The unlucky thirteenth is John Foss, injured at the local train station and brought to the house to recuperate–but John is nursing a secret of his own.
Soon events take a sinister turn when a painting is mutilated, a dog stabbed, and a man strangled. Death strikes more than one of the house guests, and the police are called. Detective Inspector Kendall’s skills are tested to the utmost as he tries to uncover the hidden past of everyone at Bragley Court.
This country-house mystery is a forgotten classic of 1930s crime fiction by one of the most undeservedly neglected of golden age detective novelists.
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