Calamity In Kent
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 ed., 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - light stains on book block; clean text.
A classic work of British detective fiction, Calamity in Kent chronicles the investigation of a mysterious murder that unfolds along the breezy English seaside, where a body is discovered in a clifftop funicular railway. Amateur sleuth Jimmy London, a journalist by trade, finds himself drawn into the case and works alongside the local police to uncover the truth behind the killing. John Rowland crafts a tightly plotted, atmospheric mystery in the golden age tradition, delivering a tone that is brisk, clever, and thoroughly entertaining. The seaside setting lends the narrative a deceptively cheerful backdrop that contrasts sharply with the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of a quiet Kent community. Fans of Agatha Christie and the British cozy mystery genre will find this a satisfying and well-constructed puzzle from start to finish.
Author: John Rowland
Format: Hardback
Published: 1950, Herbert Jenkins
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 1st ed., 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - light stains on book block; clean text.
A classic work of British detective fiction, Calamity in Kent chronicles the investigation of a mysterious murder that unfolds along the breezy English seaside, where a body is discovered in a clifftop funicular railway. Amateur sleuth Jimmy London, a journalist by trade, finds himself drawn into the case and works alongside the local police to uncover the truth behind the killing. John Rowland crafts a tightly plotted, atmospheric mystery in the golden age tradition, delivering a tone that is brisk, clever, and thoroughly entertaining. The seaside setting lends the narrative a deceptively cheerful backdrop that contrasts sharply with the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of a quiet Kent community. Fans of Agatha Christie and the British cozy mystery genre will find this a satisfying and well-constructed puzzle from start to finish.