Death in High Heels

The pursuit of fashion is a matter of life and death in the debut novel from Christianna Brand, one of the Queens of Golden Age crime fiction. Life in the West End dress shop Christophe et Cie is hard enough with all the pressures of delivering Frank Bevan's business vision and then comes murder, delivered by oxalic acid, transforming the boutique into a crime scene. Featuring a colourful cast of designers, models, shop floor assistants and the fresh-faced Inspector Charlesworth, this 1941 mystery brims with Brand's signature wit and ruthless twists.

Product details

• Authors: Christianna Brand, Brand Christianna
• Assisted by: Edwards Martin (Introduction)
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 01.11.2025
• EAN: 9780712355247
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5524-7
• Series: British Library Crime Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Crime & mystery, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Classic crime, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery