Death in Captivity: A Second World War Mystery - Michael Gilbert

Descriere Death in Captivity: A Second World War Mystery - Michael Gilbert

\nThe next installment in the British Library Crime Classics series Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder Any book by Michael Gilbert is a treat --Daily TelegraphA man is found dead in an escape tunnel beneath an Italian prisoner-of-war camp. Did he die in an accidental collapse--or was this murder? Captain Henry 'Cuckoo' Goyles, master tunneller and amateur detective, takes up the case.This classic locked-room mystery with a closed circle of suspects is woven together with a thrilling story of escape from the camp, as the Second World War nears its endgame and the British prisoners prepare to flee into the Italian countryside. Perfect for readers of Sophie Hannah and Louise Penny \nDiscover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring crime classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction.Any book by Michael Gilbert is a treat --Daily TelegraphA man is found dead in an escape tunnel beneath an Italian prisoner-of-war camp. Did he die in an accidental collapse--or was this murder? Captain Henry 'Cuckoo' Goyles, master tunneller and amateur detective, takes up the case.This classic locked-room mystery with a closed circle of suspects is woven together with a thrilling story of escape from the camp, as the Second World War nears its endgame and the British prisoners prepare to flee into the Italian countryside.Perfect for readers of Sophie Hannah and Louise Penny Also in the British Library Crime Classics: \n Smallbone Deceased \n The Body in the Dumb River \n Blood on the Tracks \n Surfeit of Suspects \n Death Has Deep Roots \n Checkmate to Murder \nDiscover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring crime classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction.Any book by Michael Gilbert is a treat --Daily TelegraphA man is found dead in an escape tunnel beneath an Italian prisoner-of-war camp. Did he die in an accidental collapse--or was this murder? Captain Henry 'Cuckoo' Goyles, master tunneller and amateur detective, takes up the case.This classic locked-room mystery with a closed circle of suspects is woven together with a thrilling story of escape from the camp, as the Second World War nears its endgame and the British prisoners prepare to flee into the Italian countryside.Perfect for readers of Sophie Hannah and Louise Penny A

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9781464211690

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