Tea on Sunday

Lettice Cooper

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British Library Publishing
01 April 2025

Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

On a cold winter's afternoon, Alberta Mansbridge waits at a table set with teacups for eight, musing over her guests. The ex-jailbird Barry, the nephew and his ghastly new flibbertijibbet of a wife, the Italian playboy, the old friend with whom she had so recently fallen out... Alberta

returns upstairs to get herself ready.

When the guests arrive, the door is locked and there is no response to their knocking. Alberta has been murdered, and with no sign of robbery or break in, the killer must have been somebody she let into the house herself

somebody who was due for tea on Sunday.

Inspector Corby is soon on the case, faced with eight suspects without a concrete alibi between them

and a raft of motives steeped in mystery which will take him from London back to Alberta's roots in Hithamroyd, Yorkshire in search of the truth.

First published in 1973 but written in the vintage mystery mode, Lettice Cooper uses her literary sensibilities to deliver a strong detective story with a well-brewed psychological depth.

By: Lettice Cooper
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 133
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712355667
ISBN 10: 0712355669
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Lettice Cooper (1897-1994) was a British campaigner and novelist, whose works include National Provincial (1938), Fenny (1953) and the Inspector Corby mysteries. Cooper served as President of the English Centre of PEN International and received an OBE in 1978 for her work on Public Lending Rights for authors.