Design For An Accident
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
What begins as a seemingly ordinary chain of events soon unravels into something far more sinister in Design for an Accident, a taut and atmospheric work of mid-century British fiction by Denise Egerton. The novel presents a world where nothing is quite as it appears, drawing readers into a carefully constructed web of circumstance, motive, and consequence that questions whether fate or intention truly governs human affairs. Egerton's prose is precise and deliberate, mirroring the cold calculation at the heart of the narrative, and her characters are rendered with a psychological sharpness that keeps tension simmering beneath every exchange. Published by the prestigious London house Hodder & Stoughton, this novel stands as a testament to the golden age of British suspense writing, a tradition that prizes restraint and intelligence over sensationalism. Egerton's command of pacing and her ability to sustain dread through suggestion rather than spectacle mark her as a skilled practitioner of the craft. For readers who relish fiction where the true danger lies not in what is said, but in what is left unsaid, Design for an Accident offers a mystery that lingers long after the final page.
Author: Denise Egerton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Hodder & Stoughton
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
What begins as a seemingly ordinary chain of events soon unravels into something far more sinister in Design for an Accident, a taut and atmospheric work of mid-century British fiction by Denise Egerton. The novel presents a world where nothing is quite as it appears, drawing readers into a carefully constructed web of circumstance, motive, and consequence that questions whether fate or intention truly governs human affairs. Egerton's prose is precise and deliberate, mirroring the cold calculation at the heart of the narrative, and her characters are rendered with a psychological sharpness that keeps tension simmering beneath every exchange. Published by the prestigious London house Hodder & Stoughton, this novel stands as a testament to the golden age of British suspense writing, a tradition that prizes restraint and intelligence over sensationalism. Egerton's command of pacing and her ability to sustain dread through suggestion rather than spectacle mark her as a skilled practitioner of the craft. For readers who relish fiction where the true danger lies not in what is said, but in what is left unsaid, Design for an Accident offers a mystery that lingers long after the final page.