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Fiction. Mystery. Description The body of a brilliant woman journalist is recovered from the wreck of a burning car. It is soon discovered that the smash did not kill her; she was dead already, shot by a Browning automatic that was found near by. Superintendent Mitchell, with the help of Owen, a young University graduate turned policeman, follows the enigmatic clues backwards and forwards between a furrier, a picture dealer, and the establishment of a fanatical sunbathing enthusiast. Then show more dramatically the story begins to repeat itself, as the persistently recurring figure of an old lag who calls himself 'Bobs-the-boy' carries another body out into the night. Death Among The Sunbathers is the second of E.R. Punshon's acclaimed Bobby Owen mysteries, first published in 1934 and part of a series which eventually spanned thirty-five novels. This edition features a new introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. "What is distinction? The few who achieve it step - plot or no plot - unquestioned into the first rank. We recognized it in Sherlock Holmes, and in Trent's Last Case, in The Mystery of the Villa Rose, in the Father Brown stories and in the works of Mr. E.R. Punshon we salute it every time." Dorothy L. Sayers. show lessTags
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The second of the Bobby Owen mysteries. Not quite as good as the first book but still a satisfying read (despite the fact that I figured out what the big twist at the end was going to be long before it was revealed).
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- Canonical title
- Death Among the Sunbathers
- Original publication date
- 1934
- People/Characters
- Bobby Owen
- First words
- A slight defect had developed.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)‘Lucky,' observed Mitchell, ‘that modesty isn’t one of the qualities indented for. You can cut away for bed now and I’ll let you know when your fresh instructions are ready.'
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
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