| Description |
xii, 240 pages ; 21 cm |
| Series |
British Library crime classics.
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| Note |
Originally published in 1945 by Collins. |
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Includes the short story "Permanent Policeman," which was first published in MacKill's Mystery Magazine, March 1953. |
| Summary |
London, 1945. The capital is shrouded in the darkness of the blackout, and mystery abounds in the parks after dusk. During a stroll through Regent's Park, Bruce Mallaig witnesses two men acting suspiciously around a footbridge. In a matter of moments, one of them has been murdered, Mallaig's view of the assailant just a brief glimpse of a ghastly face in the glow of a struck match. The murderer's noiseless approach and escape seem to defy all logic, and even the victim's identity is quickly thrown into uncertainty. |
| Contents |
Murder by matchlight -- Permanent policeman. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Police -- Fiction.
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Blackouts in war -- Fiction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
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Detective and mystery stories.
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London (England) -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Detective and mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Edwards, Martin, 1955-
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Lorac, E. C. R., 1894-1958.
Permanent policeman.
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| ISBN |
9781464210938 |
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1464210934 |
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