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Informationen zum Autor A. G. Street was born Arthur G. Street in 1892 and grew up on a farm near Wilton, Wiltshire. He was a broadcaster and writer and wrote 25 books with farming life at their centre. Perhaps his most famous book, Farmer's Glory , describes his time in Canada before he returned to Wiltshire. Another book, Strawberry Roan , was turned into a film. He died in 1966. A. G. Street (1892-1966) was a farmer, writer and broadcaster. His first book, Farmer's Glory , published in 1932, was an immediate success and launched him on a long and prolific writing career. Most of his books were published by Faber & Faber and it is therefore appropriate that Faber Finds is re-establishing him with reissues of Farmer's Glory , The Gentleman of the Party , Already Walks Tomorrow , A Crook in the Furrow , Strawberry Roan and The Endless Furrow Klappentext Detective Inspector 'Coincidence' Charles Jenks has been investigating a hunch that Dr Larne of 223 Harley Street has been committing crimes. What these crimes are! however! he isn't sure! but Dr Larne's name has occurred too frequently in reference accounts of suspicious circumstances for 'Coincidence' Charles to think that he is innocent. Zusammenfassung Believing that 'Coincidence' Charles is onto their scheme, Larne persuades the couple to move to the country and set up as 'honest' farmers in order to continue their growing business away from the prying eyes of 'Coincidence' Charles.
