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Murder at Claridge's: The elegant wartime whodunnit
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Murder at Claridge's: The elegant wartime whodunnit
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jim Eldridge
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Series | Hotel Mysteries |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:352 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Historical mysteries |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780749028169
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Allison & Busby
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Imprint |
Allison & Busby
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Publication Date |
17 November 2022 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
One of the Claridge's kitchen porters is found dead - strangled. He was a recent employee w ho claimed to be Romanian, but evidence suggests he may have been German. Detective Chief Inspector Coburg has to find out exactly who he was, and what he was doing at Claridge's under a false identity. Once he has established those facts, he might get an insight into why he was killed, and who by. Coburg's job is complicated by the fact that so many of the hotel's residents are exiled European royalty. King George of Greece is registered as 'Mr Brown' and even the Duke of Windsor is staying, though without Wallis Simpson. Clandestine affairs, furtive goings-on and conspiracies against the government: Coburg must tread very lightly indeed ...
Author Biography
Jim Eldridge was born in central London towards the end of World War II, and survived attacks by V2 rockets on the Kings Cross area where he lived. In 1971 he sold his first sitcom to the BBC and had his first book commissioned. Since then he has had more than one hundred books published, with sales of over three million copies. He lives in Kent with his wife.
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