golden age

  • These were the “impossible” crimes—typically high-society affairs, where men in locked rooms were killed under impractical circumstances A Golden Age, locked-room mystery with a hint of nostalgia and a subtle, understated humour, celebrating the impossible crime. Joseph Spector is a retired stage magician and crime fiction fan who understands the ins and outs of the…

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  • The magnanimous patriarch, the gracious widow, the glittering professional, the glamorous vamp, the girlish ingénue… Colonel Hadrian Russell is an institution in the Britannia, keeping court in the London club where he is presiding as acting club president. Almost as famous as the Colonel are his four sons’ widows, Lady Alice, forever in widow’s black,…

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