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Fiction, Crime & Thrillers

The Christmas Egg: A Seasonal Mystery

Mary Kelly (author)

Paperback Published on: 10/10/2019

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Perfect to snuggle up with by the fire

I love the British Library Crime Classic collection and never more so than at Christmas time. This years offering by Mary Kelly is written is such a way ... READ MORE

Sam at NABBOT at Newton Abbot

Vintage crime at its best

Thankyou to the publishers for sending me a copy of the book to review. I have read many if these " British library crime classics" and this new gem did n... READ MORE

emily@waterstonestorquay

Synopsis

Chief Inspector Brett Nightingale and Sergeant Beddoes find the body of Princess Olga Karukhin, who fled from Russia at the time of the Revolution. Taking place in the three days leading up to Christmas, Nightingale's enquiry takes him to a gramophone shop and a jewellers, culminating in the wrapping of the mystery on Christmas Eve.

Publisher information

Publisher: British Library Publishing
ISBN: 9780712353106
Number of pages: 224
Dimensions: 190 x 130 mm
Languages: English

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Embellished with Opera references and an acute perception of heterogeneous social and political implications, Mary Kelly created a realistic and sophisticated seasonal mystery.

‘’Princess Karukhina once had been used to lying in a carved bed inlaid with mother-of-pearl, between silk sheets changed daily, covered with down quilts a... READ MORE

Amalia Gkavea