The Devil Finds Work
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: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Loose binding at FEP - pages still intact.
When idle hands and sinister motives collide in the quiet corners of the English countryside, Michael Delving's The Devil Finds Work delivers a masterclass in classic crime fiction, following the resourceful antiques dealer and amateur sleuth Bob Eddison as he stumbles into a web of deceit, dark secrets, and murder that no one in the local community wants unearthed. With the deft pacing of a seasoned storyteller, Delving constructs a plot that tightens like a vice, drawing the reader through red herrings and shadowy suspects with effortless control. Writing under the pseudonym of Jay Williams, Delving brings to The Devil Finds Work a wit and intelligence that elevates it well above the conventional whodunit, infusing the narrative with sharp social observation and a genuinely menacing atmosphere. His prose is lean yet evocative, sketching character and motive with economic precision, while the moral undertow of the story — that evil flourishes where complacency reigns — lingers long after the final page. For fans of the golden age of British crime writing, this is a polished gem that rewards the careful reader and keeps the culprit tantalisingly out of reach until the very last moment.
Author: Michael Delving
Format: Hardback
Published: 1970, The Crime Club, Collins
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Loose binding at FEP - pages still intact.
When idle hands and sinister motives collide in the quiet corners of the English countryside, Michael Delving's The Devil Finds Work delivers a masterclass in classic crime fiction, following the resourceful antiques dealer and amateur sleuth Bob Eddison as he stumbles into a web of deceit, dark secrets, and murder that no one in the local community wants unearthed. With the deft pacing of a seasoned storyteller, Delving constructs a plot that tightens like a vice, drawing the reader through red herrings and shadowy suspects with effortless control. Writing under the pseudonym of Jay Williams, Delving brings to The Devil Finds Work a wit and intelligence that elevates it well above the conventional whodunit, infusing the narrative with sharp social observation and a genuinely menacing atmosphere. His prose is lean yet evocative, sketching character and motive with economic precision, while the moral undertow of the story — that evil flourishes where complacency reigns — lingers long after the final page. For fans of the golden age of British crime writing, this is a polished gem that rewards the careful reader and keeps the culprit tantalisingly out of reach until the very last moment.