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Title Statement | Crossed skis: an alpine mystery / Carol Carnac ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards. |
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Series | British Library crime classics series |
Author | Carnac, Carol, 1894-1958 |
Publication | Naperville, Illinois: Poisoned Pen Press,[2020]©2020 |
Extent of Item | xii, 233 pages. |
ISBN | 1728219949 (pbk.) 9781728219943 (pbk.) |
Other Number | 3878921 |
General Notes | "Originally published as Crossed Skis in 1952 in England by Collins Crime Club, London"--Title page verso. |
Summary | "Crossed Skis Means Danger Ahead... In Bloomsbury, London, Inspector Brook of Scotland Yard looks down at a dismal scene. The victim of a ruthless murder lies burnt beyond recognition, his possessions and papers destroyed by fire. But there is one strange, yet promising, lead-a lead which suggests the involvement of a skier. Meanwhile, piercing sunshine beams down on the sparkling snow of the Austrian Alps, where a merry group of holidaymakers are heading towards Lech am Arlberg. Eight men and eight women take to the slopes, but, as the C.I.D. scrambles to crack the perplexing case in Britain, the ski party are soon to become sixteen suspects"--Provided by publisher. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Police--Fiction--England--London |
Murder--Fiction--Investigation--England--London | |
By Location | London (England)--Fiction |
Alps, Austrian (Austria)--Fiction | |
By Genre | Mystery fiction |