The Woman in the Wardrobe by P Shaffer
'A corpse in a blood-soaked room; a locked door and a locked window; a masked man; a beautiful girl trussed inside a wardrobe; and now a pretender to the throne! This is superb!' One July morning in the seaside town of Amnestie, just before eight o'clock, the amateur sleuth Mr Verity is striding down from his villa for an early swim. Bemused by the sight of a man climbing into a window at The Charter Hotel, Verity's curious enquiry at the reception desk pitches him headlong into a murder investigation. But the sleuth relishes a challenge, and with an abundance of suspects and multiple impossible elements to the case, this affair promises to be satisfying sport indeed. This ingenious mystery, bustling with a wit, pace and theatricality that would later blossom in Shaffer's dramatic works, returns to print for the first time since 1951 complete with the original illustrations by Nicolas Bentley.
Peter Shaffer (1926-2016) was a prolific English playwright and celebrated screenwriter. Shaffer's play Equus won the Best Play in the 1975 Tony Awards. His 1981 production of Amadeus won the Evening Standard Drama Award and his screenplay adaptation of the play would pick up an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 1984.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712353465 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712353461 |
| Title | The Woman in the Wardrobe |
| Author | P Shaffer |
| Series | British Library Crime Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | British Library Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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