The Saltmarsh murders

Description

A quick-witted, clever mystery from the Golden Age of crime writingNoel Wells, curate in the sleepy village of Saltmarsh, likes to spend his time dancing in the study with the vicar's niece until one day the vicar's unpleasant wife discovers her unmarried housemaid is pregnant and trouble begins. It is left to Noel to call for the help of sometime-detective and full-time Freudian Mrs Bradley, who sets out on an unnervingly unorthodox investigation into the mysterious pregnancy, an investigation that also takes in a smuggler, the village lunatic, a missing corpse, a public pillory, an exhumation and, of course, a murderer. Mrs. Bradley is easily one of the most memorable personalities in crime fiction and in this classic whodunit she proves that some English villages can be murderously peaceful.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Hogarth crime

Other Editions

• The Saltmarsh murdersHogarth Press
• The Saltmarsh murders.Macrae Smith company1933-01-01
• Saltmarsh MurdersHardcoverG K Hall & Co1987-10-01
• Saltmarsh MurdersPenguin Random House2009-01-01
• The Saltmarsh MurdersPaperbackVintage Books2009-05-04
• The Saltmarsh MurdersElectronic resourceRandom House Group Limited2010-01-01