Death and the Professor

A Golden Age Mystery

E. & M.A. Radford

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Dean Street Press Limited
02 March 2020

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

"""Tell me, did he commit suicide, or was he killed in his room; and if so how a murderer killed and vanished leaving no trace within a minute?""

The Dilettantes Club is a gathering of five savants who dine once a fortnight in Soho, and debate any problem besetting mankind. One evening, into this distinguished company, there intrudes a Professor of Logic and Philosophy, an odd little man. The Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard is one of the Dilettantes, and a baffling problem of criminal investigation is debated. The little Professor is able to point the finger at those who currently are eluding the police net. A series of intriguing impossible crimes unfold, until . . .

""Another treat for addicts. Once again they succeed in holding the reader's interest by combining an ingenious plot with a collection of really convincing characters."" Manchester Evening Chronicle"

By: E. & M.A. Radford
Imprint: Dean Street Press Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781913054953
ISBN 10: 1913054950
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 02 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edwin Isaac Radford (1891-1973) and Mona Augusta Radford (1894-1990) were married in 1939. Edwin worked as a journalist, holding many editorial roles on Fleet Street in London, while Mona was a popular leading lady in musical-comedy and revues until her retirement from the stage. The couple turned to crime fiction when they were both in their early fifties. Edwin described their collaborative formula as: She kills them off, and I find out how she done it. Their primary series detective was Harry Manson who they introduced in 1944. The Radfords spent their final years living in Worthing on the English South Coast. Dean Street Press have republished six of their classic mysteries: Murder Jigsaw, Murder Isn't Cricket, Who Killed Dick Whittington?, The Heel of Achilles, Death of a Frightened Editor, and Death and the Professor.