Murder at the Movies
Murder at the Movies by A.E. Eddenden, published by Chicago Review Press in August 2005, is a mystery novel set in the Canadian city of Fort York in 1939. The story follows Inspector Albert V. Tretheway and his colleague, Constable Jonathan (Jake) Small, as they navigate a series of escalating pranks that begin with the disappearance of Tretheway’s bowler hat. Their investigation takes a turn when a neighbor reports an eerie phone tip, leading them to a surprising discovery involving a horse and Tretheway’s missing hat, setting the stage for a series of movie-inspired antics.
Readers will find a blend of humor and intrigue as Tretheway connects the dots between the pranks and their cinematic inspirations. The narrative unfolds with a guessing game about which movie will inspire the next prank, culminating in a chase that involves a pre-dug grave and the Hindu Goddess Kali. This first edition spans 176 pages and is presented in English, offering a unique take on the mystery and detective genre through its playful yet suspenseful storyline.
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Once more we meet the inimitable Inspector Albert V. Tretheway and his colleague, Constable Jonathan (Jake) Small, in the Canadian city of Fort York in 1939. Pranks begin when Tretheway’s beloved bowler hat disappears. Three weeks later Tretheway and Jake investigate a nervous neighbor’s report about an anonymous phone tip that her long-dead husband is in her garage. They find instead a live horse wearing Tretheway’s missing bowler. The pranks escalate, and only Tretheway connects them and surmises they are movie-inspired. The guessing game begins. Which movie is next? When the fourth prank involves a pre-dug grave, the Hindu Goddess Kali and the murder of a popular Bugle-Major, Tretheway spearheads a chase, cerebral and physical, through more movie murder adventures to a fiery spectacular finale.
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