THOU SHELL OF DEATH (Rue Morgue Classic British Mystery) by Blake, Nicholas - 2009

Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2009. 1st printing. [Originally published in 1936]. Paperback. The second Nigel Strangeways mystery by the late British Poet Laureate. Part of the Rue Morgue Classic British Mystery Series. A fine, unread copy. Private inquiry agent Nigel Strangeways meets his future wife, the female explorer, Georgia Cavendish, who finds herself mixed up in a nasty piece of business in this 1936 case. Nigel is off to a Christmas houseparty hosted by Fergus O'Brien, legendary World War I flying ace, who has received a series of mocking letters predicting he will be murdered on Boxing Day. Without a doubt one of Blake's best, with its dazzilingly complex plot, arresting characters, and shocking but inevitable solution.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. New. Illus. by Pudim, Rob. Book.