Malice In Wonderland
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 4th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - faded. DJ - chipped with some loss. Internally sound.
A classic work of British detective fiction, Malice in Wonderland by Nicholas Blake — the pen name of poet Cecil Day-Lewis — presents a delightfully sinister mystery set against the backdrop of a cheerful English holiday camp. The novel chronicles a series of increasingly malicious pranks that begin to terrorize the vacationing guests, with the mischief soon escalating into something far darker and more deadly. Blake's series detective, the witty and erudite Nigel Strangeways, is drawn into the investigation, applying his sharp intellect to uncover the twisted mind behind the chaos. Written with the elegant, literate wit that defines Golden Age crime fiction, the narrative balances a sunny, almost farcical setting against a genuinely suspenseful undercurrent of menace. Fans of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr will find in Blake a master of atmosphere and puzzle-craft at the height of his powers.
Author: Nicholas Blake
Format: Hardback
Published: 1947, The Crime Club / Collins
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 4th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - faded. DJ - chipped with some loss. Internally sound.
A classic work of British detective fiction, Malice in Wonderland by Nicholas Blake — the pen name of poet Cecil Day-Lewis — presents a delightfully sinister mystery set against the backdrop of a cheerful English holiday camp. The novel chronicles a series of increasingly malicious pranks that begin to terrorize the vacationing guests, with the mischief soon escalating into something far darker and more deadly. Blake's series detective, the witty and erudite Nigel Strangeways, is drawn into the investigation, applying his sharp intellect to uncover the twisted mind behind the chaos. Written with the elegant, literate wit that defines Golden Age crime fiction, the narrative balances a sunny, almost farcical setting against a genuinely suspenseful undercurrent of menace. Fans of Agatha Christie and John Dickson Carr will find in Blake a master of atmosphere and puzzle-craft at the height of his powers.