Hand In Glove
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A glove discarded at the scene of a crime becomes the sinister thread that unravels an entire community's darkest secrets in Ngaio Marsh's Hand in Glove. Set against the backdrop of an English village — that most deceptively genteel of stages — the novel opens with a murder that draws the inimitable Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn into a world of petty rivalries, hidden vices, and lethal resentments. With her customary precision, Marsh chronicles the intricate social web connecting the victim to a cast of suspects whose polished manners conceal thoroughly impolite motives. Widely regarded as one of the Queens of Crime alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh brings to this 1962 mystery her signature blend of theatrical flair, incisive wit, and methodical detection. Her prose is elegant yet economical, constructing an atmosphere of civilised menace in which the truth, when it finally surfaces, carries a satisfying and chilling force. For readers who relish the golden age of British detective fiction, Hand in Glove presents a masterclass in the art of misdirection — and the question of whose hand wore that glove will linger long after the final page is turned.
Author: Ngaio Marsh
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, The Crime Club, Collins, St. James's Place, London
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A glove discarded at the scene of a crime becomes the sinister thread that unravels an entire community's darkest secrets in Ngaio Marsh's Hand in Glove. Set against the backdrop of an English village — that most deceptively genteel of stages — the novel opens with a murder that draws the inimitable Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn into a world of petty rivalries, hidden vices, and lethal resentments. With her customary precision, Marsh chronicles the intricate social web connecting the victim to a cast of suspects whose polished manners conceal thoroughly impolite motives. Widely regarded as one of the Queens of Crime alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh brings to this 1962 mystery her signature blend of theatrical flair, incisive wit, and methodical detection. Her prose is elegant yet economical, constructing an atmosphere of civilised menace in which the truth, when it finally surfaces, carries a satisfying and chilling force. For readers who relish the golden age of British detective fiction, Hand in Glove presents a masterclass in the art of misdirection — and the question of whose hand wore that glove will linger long after the final page is turned.