Calamity in Kent /
by Rowland, John.
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BookSeries: British Library crime classics: Publisher: London : The British Library, 2016Description: 256 pages ; 19 cm.ISBN: 9780712357838 (pbk.) :; 0712357831 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Detective and mystery stories | CrimeSummary: In the peaceful seaside town of Broadgate, an impossible crime occurs. The operator of the cliff railway locks the empty carriage one evening; when he returns to work next morning, a dead body is locked inside - a man who has been stabbed in the back. Jimmy London, a newspaper reporter, is first on the scene. He is quick on the trail for clues - and agrees to pool his knowledge with Inspector Shelley of Scotland Yard, who is holidaying in the area. Mistrustful of the plodding local policeman, Inspector Beech, the two men launch their own investigation into this most baffling locked-room mystery.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 24/10/2024 | 002929330X | |||
| Book - Adult Paperback | Netherton Library Crime | Adult Fiction | Available | 002929329X |
In the peaceful seaside town of Broadgate, an impossible crime occurs. The operator of the cliff railway locks the empty carriage one evening; when he returns to work next morning, a dead body is locked inside - a man who has been stabbed in the back. Jimmy London, a newspaper reporter, is first on the scene. He is quick on the trail for clues - and agrees to pool his knowledge with Inspector Shelley of Scotland Yard, who is holidaying in the area. Mistrustful of the plodding local policeman, Inspector Beech, the two men launch their own investigation into this most baffling locked-room mystery.
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