{"product_id":"inquest-a-golden-age-mystery-paperback","title":"Inquest: A Golden Age Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenrietta Clandon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There are serpents even in this Eden,\" she chuckled, with a wave of her thin, much-beringed hand at something in the grass. \"But now that we have a French cook, we shall be spared any dangerous mistakes.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe woman was actually pointing at a group of red spotted fungi, near the root of a beech.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe setting of \u003cem\u003eInquest\u003c\/em\u003e is that most fabled of locales in Golden Age mystery fiction: a house party at an English country mansion. Hebble Chace is the residence of Marie Hoe-Luss, widow of a wealthy English businessman. The latter is said to have expired during a house party in France, from the accidental consumption of deadly mushrooms, though some believe a more sinister explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Marie has reassembled all the original guests from that house party, with the addition of Dr. Soame, narrator of the tale. When one of their number falls to his death from a high window, is it misadventure--or foul play? And come to that, was William Hoe-Luss even murdered anyway? Read on and find out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInquest\u003c\/em\u003e, Henrietta Clandon's debut mystery, was first published in 1933. This new edition includes an introduction by crime fiction historian by Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An attractive and promising piece of puzzle making.\" \u003cem\u003eDorothy L. Sayers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52543255839027,"sku":"9781913054892","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TWZNQVY2aEpuVENXZjBvNnoxczM3Zz09.webp?v=1760925448","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/inquest-a-golden-age-mystery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}