Unexpected Night

by Elizabeth Daly

Overview

An antiquarian book dealer spends his vacation investigating murder in this series opener from Agatha Christie’s favorite American author.

New York handwriting and rare book expert—and a gentleman sleuth—Henry Gamadge is vacationing in coastal Maine when the police there need his help. It’s a strange case involving a seemingly natural death, a large inheritance, a mysterious nighttime rendezvous, and a troupe of summer stock actors who start dying off. Something is clearly afoot, but nothing quite seems to fit. With an eye for frauds, Gamadge is just what the local detective needs to throw the book at a killer . . .

“Daly offers the reader a challenging case with a believable pair of sleuths, all set in a beautiful and distinctive context.” —Margot Kinberg, author of A Matter of Motive

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937384784
Publisher:	Felony & Mayhem Press
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Series:	Henry Gamadge , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	221
Sales rank:	146,765
File size:	582 KB

About the Author

Elizabeth Daly was the author of sixteen novels in the Henry Gamadge series set in New York of the 1940s. She was awarded an Edgar for her body of work, and is said to have been Agatha Christie’s favorite writer.

Editorial Reviews

A challenging case with a believable pair of sleuths, all set in a beautiful and distinctive context” —Toronto Star

“Outstanding...lively characterisations and humour" —The Observer

“Mistress Daly handles alibis almost as skillfully as Professor Moriarty himself” —Daily Telegraph

“A very attractive and unusual tale...written with distinction” —The Montreal Star

“Miss Daly has drawn her characters with great skill” —The Sacramento Union

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