The business of death has given insurance investigator Miles Bredon a unique outlook on life in this witty Golden Age mystery.
Jephthah Mottram has been given some bad news from his doctor. The very rich man has only two years left to live. But he doesn't even make it that far. While on a fishing holiday in the Midlands of England, he's found dead of an apparent suicide by gas.
Sadly, that would be the best-case scenario for Indescribable Insurance, which wouldn't have to pay out the benefits. To that end, the company sends out its own private detective to investigate the matter. Arriving at the Load of Mischief Inn, Miles Bredon is met by a policeman with whom he served in the war, who has his own theory about the tragedy-and it is murderous. The two men make a friendly wager over who will prove their case, never expecting just how much greed and vanity can complicate a life-and a death...
By:
Ronald Knox Imprint: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 203mm,
Width: 133mm,
ISBN:9781504093927 ISBN 10: 1504093925 Pages: 226 Publication Date:29 May 2024 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Ronald Knox (18881957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. He also wrote several works of detective fiction, and his writing in the genre proved influential in the decades that followed.