Murder Among Friends
by Elizabeth Ferrars
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In wartime London, wardens are checking for lights in the blacked-out streets, but inside Cecily Lightwood's flat, a party is in progress. Many people from the literary world are invited but although Cecily is radiant, the party is not going well.Tags
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E. X. Ferrars, aka Morna Brown and Elizabeth Ferrars, was born in Rangoon, Burma on September 6, 1907. She received a diploma in journalism from University College in London. She wrote over sixty novels of mystery and suspense including Seeing Is Believing, A Hobby of Murder, Thy Brother Death, Answer Came There None, and Beware of the Dog. She show more received a special award for excellence by the British Crime Writers' Association. She died on March 30, 1995. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Doubleday Crime Club (1946.20)
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- Original title
- Murder Among Friends
- Alternate titles
- Cheat the Hangman
- Original publication date
- 1946
- People/Characters
- Alice Church; Janet Markland; Cecily Lightwood; Frank Lely; Peter Willing; Roger Mace (show all 10); Kitty Roper; Aubrey Ritter; Ed Larg; Oliver Church
- Important places
- London, England, UK
- Important events
- World War II
- First words
- Alice often tried to remember her first impression of Janet Markland.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Those were the last words that Cecily spoke, though she did not die until about four hours later.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 4
