Death Likes It Hot
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed/.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: price clipped dj. Boards: clean and square - binding remains tight.
Death Likes It Hot is the third and final entry in the wickedly entertaining Peter Cutler Sargeant II mystery series, penned by Gore Vidal under his pseudonym Edgar Box. Set against the glittering, sun-soaked backdrop of the Hamptons social scene in 1950s New York, the novel follows the charming and razor-witted public relations man Peter Sargeant as he navigates a treacherous world of wealth, scandal, and murder among the East Coast elite. When a fashionable house party turns deadly, Sargeant finds himself untangling a web of secrets, jealousy, and betrayal that runs far deeper than anyone dares to admit. Vidal's sharp satirical eye is on full display here, skewering the pretensions and hypocrisies of upper-class American society with the precision of a scalpel. The narrative crackles with sophisticated wit and a breezy, confident prose style that keeps the tension simmering beneath the glittering social surface. A masterclass in mid-century crime writing, this novel stands as a testament to Vidal's extraordinary literary range — and leaves the reader wondering whether the real mystery is the murder, or the people capable of committing it.
Author: Edgar Box [Gore Vidal]
Format: Hardback
Published: 1955, William Heinemann Ltd
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed/.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: price clipped dj. Boards: clean and square - binding remains tight.
Death Likes It Hot is the third and final entry in the wickedly entertaining Peter Cutler Sargeant II mystery series, penned by Gore Vidal under his pseudonym Edgar Box. Set against the glittering, sun-soaked backdrop of the Hamptons social scene in 1950s New York, the novel follows the charming and razor-witted public relations man Peter Sargeant as he navigates a treacherous world of wealth, scandal, and murder among the East Coast elite. When a fashionable house party turns deadly, Sargeant finds himself untangling a web of secrets, jealousy, and betrayal that runs far deeper than anyone dares to admit. Vidal's sharp satirical eye is on full display here, skewering the pretensions and hypocrisies of upper-class American society with the precision of a scalpel. The narrative crackles with sophisticated wit and a breezy, confident prose style that keeps the tension simmering beneath the glittering social surface. A masterclass in mid-century crime writing, this novel stands as a testament to Vidal's extraordinary literary range — and leaves the reader wondering whether the real mystery is the murder, or the people capable of committing it.