Dramatic Murder (1948) - Elizabeth Anthony torrent

Category: Detective, Mystery, Novel
Language: EnglishKeywords: British Library Crime Classic Christmas Classic Golden Age Mystery
Written by Elizabeth Anthony
Read by Penelope Rawlins
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Dramatic Murder: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery
By: Elizabeth Anthony
Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
Release date
01-11-2024
Language
English
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Length
8 hrs and 27 mins
Publisher
Soundings
Categories
Literature & Fiction
She could imagine the headlines all too well. . . DEATH ON POSSETT ISLAND: Well-known Playwright Found Dead on Christmas Tree.
Dimpson McCabe - Dimpsie - has invited his closest friends of the theatre world to join him for Christmas at his castle on a private island some hours’ drive from Edinburgh. The festivities have barely begun when Dimpsie is found draped atop the Christmas tree, electrocuted by the lights. It’s labelled Accidental Death, but in the swirling snow suspicion is dancing among the flakes. Through Dimpsie’s cadre of directors, producers, actors and agents runs a hot streak of hidden grievances and theatrical scheming, and upon return to London the dogged Inspector Smith begins to circle, seeking to find the leading man or prima donna responsible.
First published in 1948 and lost for over 75 years, this Christmas novel returns to bedazzle a fresh audience of mystery-lovers.
©1948 The Estate of Elizabeth Anthony (P)2024 Soundings


Dramatic Murder: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery
By: Elizabeth Anthony
Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
Release date
01-11-2024
Language
English
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Length
8 hrs and 27 mins
Publisher
Soundings
Categories
Literature & Fiction

She could imagine the headlines all too well. . . DEATH ON POSSETT ISLAND: Well-known Playwright Found Dead on Christmas Tree.

Dimpson McCabe - Dimpsie - has invited his closest friends of the theatre world to join him for Christmas at his castle on a private island some hours’ drive from Edinburgh. The festivities have barely begun when Dimpsie is found draped atop the Christmas tree, electrocuted by the lights. It’s labelled Accidental Death, but in the swirling snow suspicion is dancing among the flakes. Through Dimpsie’s cadre of directors, producers, actors and agents runs a hot streak of hidden grievances and theatrical scheming, and upon return to London the dogged Inspector Smith begins to circle, seeking to find the leading man or prima donna responsible.

First published in 1948 and lost for over 75 years, this Christmas novel returns to bedazzle a fresh audience of mystery-lovers.

©1948 The Estate of Elizabeth Anthony (P)2024 Soundings