The Case of the Unfortunate Village by Christopher Bush

The Case of the Unfortunate Village by Christopher Bush

It was some sort of sudden death?

Travers made a face. It certainly was sudden. I'll say it's ten to one it was murder.

Ludovic Travers is asked by an old school friend, Henry Dryden, to investigate the cause of the agitation in the formerly placid village of Bableigh - not to mention the gunshot death, ruled an accident, of Dryden's friend Tom Yeoman, the local impoverished squire. Even after Travers and ex-CID associate John Franklin arrive in Bableigh, however, the spell of unfortunate village accidents continues. And now there are rumours of a witches' coven, right in the heart of the community. Can Ludo and Franklin solve the mystery of the strange malaise that has afflicted the unfortunate Bableigh, and return the community to its previous state of pastoral grace?

The Case of the Unfortunate Village was originally published in 1932. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

Bush, Christopher: - Christopher Bush was born Charlie Christmas Bush in Norfolk in 1885. His father was a farm labourer and his mother a milliner. In the early years of his childhood he lived with his aunt and uncle in London before returning to Norfolk aged seven, later winning a scholarship to Thetford Grammar School. As an adult, Bush worked as a schoolmaster for 27 years, pausing only to fight in World War One, until retiring aged 46 in 1931 to be a full-time novelist. His first novel featuring the eccentric Ludovic Travers was published in 1926, and was followed by 62 additional Travers mysteries. These are all to be republished by Dean Street Press. Christopher Bush fought again in World War Two, and was elected a member of the prestigious Detection Club. He died in 1973.

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ISBN 13	9781911579793
ISBN 10	1911579797
Title	The Case of the Unfortunate Village
Author	Christopher Bush
Series	The Ludovic Travers Mysteries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dean Street Press
Year published	2017-10-02
Number of pages	254
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