The Copper Lady
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: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Faded and worn cloth. DJ - chipped and worn with some loss. Binding remains tight. Clean text.
A mystery wrapped in intrigue and the glitter of a bygone era, The Copper Lady by Hugh Lawrence Nelson is a gripping tale that draws readers into a world of secrets, shadowy motives, and dangerous ambitions. Nelson crafts a narrative rich in atmosphere, placing his characters against a vividly realised backdrop where nothing is quite as it seems, and the truth proves as elusive as the enigmatic figure at the story's heart. Nelson's prose is taut and assured, bearing the hallmarks of mid-twentieth-century British crime fiction — economy of style married to a keen psychological insight into human nature. Published under the distinguished Arthur Barker imprint, The Copper Lady stands as a testament to the era's appetite for intelligent, character-driven suspense, leaving the reader to wonder until the very last page just who — or what — the Copper Lady truly is.
Author: Hugh Lawrence Nelson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1949, Arthur Barker Ltd
Genre: Fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Faded and worn cloth. DJ - chipped and worn with some loss. Binding remains tight. Clean text.
A mystery wrapped in intrigue and the glitter of a bygone era, The Copper Lady by Hugh Lawrence Nelson is a gripping tale that draws readers into a world of secrets, shadowy motives, and dangerous ambitions. Nelson crafts a narrative rich in atmosphere, placing his characters against a vividly realised backdrop where nothing is quite as it seems, and the truth proves as elusive as the enigmatic figure at the story's heart. Nelson's prose is taut and assured, bearing the hallmarks of mid-twentieth-century British crime fiction — economy of style married to a keen psychological insight into human nature. Published under the distinguished Arthur Barker imprint, The Copper Lady stands as a testament to the era's appetite for intelligent, character-driven suspense, leaving the reader to wonder until the very last page just who — or what — the Copper Lady truly is.