Death of a Ghost

Description

Product ID:	9780099593539
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Death of a Ghost
Authors:	Author: Margery Allingham
Page Count:	272
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating John Lafcadio's ambition to be known as the greatest painter since Rembrandt was not to be thwarted by a matter as trifling as his own death. A set of twelve sealed paintings is the bequest he leaves to his widow - together with the instruction that she unveil one canvas each year before a carefully selected audience. A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY John Lafcadio’s ambition to be known as the greatest painter since Rembrandt was not to be thwarted by a matter as trifling as his own death. A set of twelve sealed paintings is the bequest he leaves to his widow – together with the instruction that she unveil one canvas each year before a carefully selected audience. Albert Campion is among the cast of gadabouts, muses and socialites gathered for the latest ceremony – but art is the last thing on the sleuth’s mind when a brutal stabbing occurs….
Imprint Name:	Vintage
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2015-05-07

Weight	198 g
Dimensions	198 × 130 × 11 mm