Murder in the Basement

When two newlyweds discover that a corpse has been buried in the basement of their new home, a gruelling case begins to trace the identity of the victim. With all avenues of investigation approaching exhaustion, a tenuous piece of evidence offers a chance for Chief Inspector Moresby and leads him to the amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, who has recently been providing cover work in a school south of London. Desperate for evidence of any kind on the basement case, Moresby begins to sift through the manuscript of a satirical novel Sheringham had been writing about his colleagues at the school, convinced that amongst the colourful cast of teachers hides the victim - and perhaps their murderer. A novel pairing dark humour and intelligent detection work, this 1932 'whowasdunin?' mystery is an example of a celebrated Golden Age author's most inventive work.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Berkeley
• Assisted by: Martin Edwards (Introduction)
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.11.2021
• EAN: 9780712353946
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5394-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 190 mm x 20 mm
• Series: British Library Crime Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic crime, Crime and mystery fiction, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary