A Season For Death
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:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set in the gaslit streets of Victorian London, A Season for Death is a historical mystery that chronicles the investigation of Sergeant Joseph Bragg and Constable James Morton into the murder of a prominent aristocrat during the height of the London social season. Ray Harrison masterfully captures the rigid class distinctions and glittering hypocrisy of late nineteenth-century English society, using the crime as a lens through which the era's social tensions are laid bare. The narrative unfolds with measured suspense, as Bragg and Morton navigate a world of debutante balls, political intrigue, and carefully guarded secrets among the upper classes. Harrison's meticulous period detail and sharp characterization make this an essential read for fans of traditional British detective fiction in the vein of Conan Doyle.
Author: Ray Harrison
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987, Quartet Crime
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Set in the gaslit streets of Victorian London, A Season for Death is a historical mystery that chronicles the investigation of Sergeant Joseph Bragg and Constable James Morton into the murder of a prominent aristocrat during the height of the London social season. Ray Harrison masterfully captures the rigid class distinctions and glittering hypocrisy of late nineteenth-century English society, using the crime as a lens through which the era's social tensions are laid bare. The narrative unfolds with measured suspense, as Bragg and Morton navigate a world of debutante balls, political intrigue, and carefully guarded secrets among the upper classes. Harrison's meticulous period detail and sharp characterization make this an essential read for fans of traditional British detective fiction in the vein of Conan Doyle.