Death Us Do Part
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First UK ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
A macabre twist on a familiar vow opens Death Us Do Part, a taut mystery from Maude Parker that draws readers into a web of secrets, suspicion, and sinister motives where the bonds of marriage prove far deadlier than any enemy. Parker chronicles a tale in which domestic life masks a far darker reality, unravelling the tensions and betrayals that simmer beneath the surface of respectability with sharp, unsentimental precision. The narrative unfolds with the cool efficiency of a seasoned crime writer, presenting each clue and red herring with a careful hand that keeps the reader perpetually off-balance. Published by the distinguished London house Hodder and Stoughton — long a home for the finest British crime writing — Death Us Do Part sits comfortably within the tradition of mid-century whodunits that made the genre a cornerstone of English literary culture. Parker's prose is economical yet evocative, conjuring atmosphere with understated menace and populating her world with characters whose motives are never quite what they seem. For devotees of classic British crime fiction, this is a title that rewards patience, punishes assumptions, and leaves one wondering — right until the final page — just who, and what, can truly be trusted.
Author: Maude Parker
Format: Hardback
Published: 1960, Hodder and Stoughton
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First UK ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
A macabre twist on a familiar vow opens Death Us Do Part, a taut mystery from Maude Parker that draws readers into a web of secrets, suspicion, and sinister motives where the bonds of marriage prove far deadlier than any enemy. Parker chronicles a tale in which domestic life masks a far darker reality, unravelling the tensions and betrayals that simmer beneath the surface of respectability with sharp, unsentimental precision. The narrative unfolds with the cool efficiency of a seasoned crime writer, presenting each clue and red herring with a careful hand that keeps the reader perpetually off-balance. Published by the distinguished London house Hodder and Stoughton — long a home for the finest British crime writing — Death Us Do Part sits comfortably within the tradition of mid-century whodunits that made the genre a cornerstone of English literary culture. Parker's prose is economical yet evocative, conjuring atmosphere with understated menace and populating her world with characters whose motives are never quite what they seem. For devotees of classic British crime fiction, this is a title that rewards patience, punishes assumptions, and leaves one wondering — right until the final page — just who, and what, can truly be trusted.