The Riverside Villas Murder by Kingsley Amis

The Riverside Villas Murder by Kingsley Amis

A mummy is stolen from a small town museum along with some Roman coins and a soaking wet man collapses in fourteen year old Peter Furneaux's living room bleeding from the head. What was a suspected student prank is followed by murder. At first it is impossible to see the connection, but the eccentric Colonel Manton does. With Peter's help the Colonel unravels a mystery that strikes fear into the heart of a genteel suburban neighbourhood and gives Peter rather more excitement than he bargained for at the tennis club social. This meticulously paced thriller shows Amis at his most subtle and daring.

At the nasty bits, you feel like someone coming across a meat-cleaver in a cot -- John Carey

Kingsley Amis's (1922-95) works take a humorous yet highly critical look at British society, especially in the period following the end of World War II. Born in London, Amis explored his disillusionment in novels such as That Uncertain Feeling (1955). His other works include The Green Man (1970), Stanley and the Women (1984), and The Old Devils (1986), which won the Booker Prize. Amis also wrote poetry, criticism, and short stories.

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ISBN 13	9780141049564
ISBN 10	0141049561
Titre	The Riverside Villas Murder
Auteur	Kingsley Amis
Série	Penguin Modern Classics
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Penguin Books Ltd
Année de publication	2012-06-07
Nombre de pages	224
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