The Traces Of Brillhart
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: First UK Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some chipping and wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Likely yellowed with age; fep clipped. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact.
A classic mid-century crime mystery, The Traces of Brillhart follows the investigations of Herbert Brean's recurring detective hero Reynold Frame, a photographer and amateur sleuth drawn into a web of murder and deception. Brean, a former Life magazine journalist, brings an authentically procedural edge to his fiction, grounding the narrative in sharp observational detail and dry wit. The story uncovers the sinister truth behind the disappearance and suspected murder of a man named Brillhart, whose every trace seems to point in a different direction. Written in the tradition of the golden age mystery but with a distinctly American mid-century sensibility, the novel delivers a tightly plotted, suspenseful read that rewards careful attention.
Author: Herbert Brean
Format: Hardback
Published: 1961, Heinemann
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First UK Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some chipping and wear to edges and corners. Page Condition: Likely yellowed with age; fep clipped. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact.
A classic mid-century crime mystery, The Traces of Brillhart follows the investigations of Herbert Brean's recurring detective hero Reynold Frame, a photographer and amateur sleuth drawn into a web of murder and deception. Brean, a former Life magazine journalist, brings an authentically procedural edge to his fiction, grounding the narrative in sharp observational detail and dry wit. The story uncovers the sinister truth behind the disappearance and suspected murder of a man named Brillhart, whose every trace seems to point in a different direction. Written in the tradition of the golden age mystery but with a distinctly American mid-century sensibility, the novel delivers a tightly plotted, suspenseful read that rewards careful attention.