Swift To Its Close
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.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, particularly at the corners and spine edges. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: -
Swift to Its Close is a classic British crime novel set against the atmospheric backdrop of a musical world, where a suspicious death during a music festival draws in detective Inspector Smith to investigate a web of secrets and motives. Simon Troy, the pen name of Thurston Drieberg, crafts a methodical and intelligent mystery that rewards careful readers with its precise plotting and understated tension. The narrative chronicles the painstaking unraveling of deception among a close-knit group of musicians and festival attendees, presenting a rich portrait of mid-century English provincial life. With dry wit and sharp characterisation, Troy illustrates how passion, jealousy, and ambition can turn even the most cultured of settings into fertile ground for murder.
Author: Simon Troy
Format: Hardback
Published: 1969, Stein and Day
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, particularly at the corners and spine edges. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: -
Swift to Its Close is a classic British crime novel set against the atmospheric backdrop of a musical world, where a suspicious death during a music festival draws in detective Inspector Smith to investigate a web of secrets and motives. Simon Troy, the pen name of Thurston Drieberg, crafts a methodical and intelligent mystery that rewards careful readers with its precise plotting and understated tension. The narrative chronicles the painstaking unraveling of deception among a close-knit group of musicians and festival attendees, presenting a rich portrait of mid-century English provincial life. With dry wit and sharp characterisation, Troy illustrates how passion, jealousy, and ambition can turn even the most cultured of settings into fertile ground for murder.