Murder in the Basement

When a corpse is found in the basement of a new home, Chief Inspector Moresby and Roger Sheringham team up to solve the mystery. The novel is a blend of dark humor and intelligent detection work, showcasing the inventive writing of a celebrated Golden Age author.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 256 pages
\n Publication date: 10 November 2021
\n Publisher: British Library Publishing
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When two newlyweds discover that a corpse has been buried in the basement of their new home, a gruelling case begins to trace the identity of the victim. With all avenues of investigation approaching exhaustion, a tenuous piece of evidence offers a chance for Chief Inspector Moresby and leads him to the amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, who has recently been providing cover work in a school south of London. Desperate for evidence of any kind on the basement case, Moresby begins to sift through the manuscript of a satirical novel Sheringham had been writing about his colleagues at the school, convinced that amongst the colourful cast of teachers hides the victim – and perhaps their murderer. A novel pairing dark humour and intelligent detection work, this 1932 'whodunit' mystery is an example of a celebrated Golden Age author's most inventive work.

When two newlyweds discover that a corpse has been buried in the basement of their new home, a gruelling case begins to trace the identity of the victim.

With all avenues of investigation approaching exhaustion, a tenuous piece of evidence offers a chance for Chief Inspector Moresby and leads him to the amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, who has recently been providing cover work in a school south of London.

Desperate for evidence of any kind on the basement case, Moresby begins to sift through the manuscript of a satirical novel Sheringham had been writing about his colleagues at the school, convinced that amongst the colourful cast of teachers hides the victim – and perhaps their murderer.

A novel pairing dark humour and intelligent detection work, this 1932 'whodunit' mystery is an example of a celebrated Golden Age author's most inventive work.

\n Weight: 236g\n
Dimension: 130 x 191 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780712353946\n \n