Murder By Numbers

About the author

Two times winner of the British Science Fiction Award, Eric Brown is the author of thirty science fiction novels and numerous short story collections. He writes a monthly review column for the Guardian. He has written five previous Langham & Dupré mysteries, Murder by the Book, Murder at the Chase, Murder at the Loch, Murder Take Three and Murder Takes a Turn. Born in Haworth, West Yorkshire, he now lives near Dunbar in Scotland.

Summary

December, 1956. Donald Langham's wife Maria Dupre receives a chilling invitation to attend a death at the home of artist Maxwell Falwell Fenton. Upon arrival, they meet five strangers who have also received numbered invitations. They all had a reason to hate Maxwell - including Maria. And then, someone starts picking off the six, one by one . . .

Product details

• Authors: Eric Brown, Brown Eric
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781448306183
• ISBN: 978-1-4483-0618-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: A Langham & Dupre Mystery; A Langham & Dupré Mystery
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; London, Greater London, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, Historical mysteries, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Essex, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, c 1950 to c 1959, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, C 1945 To C 1960