The Midnight Hour
Twisty mystery from the bestselling author of The Locked Room
$17.46
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2022
Summary
THE THRILLING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘If only all history mysteries could be as good as The Midnight Hour’ The Times
An old man lies dead and it looks like poison, but his wife isn’t the only one who had reason to kill him.
Brighton, 1965
When theatrical impresario Bert Billington is found dead in his retirement home, no one suspects foul play. But when the postmortem reveals that he was poisoned, suspicion falls on his wife, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781787477605 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1787477606 |
| Author: | Elly Griffiths |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 28mm |
| Series: | The Brighton Mysteries |
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Critics Review
Beneath the smooth, swan-like progression of Elly Griffith’s sentences there is a lot going on. She is utterly in control of her material, and the machinations of the plot are never allowed to swamp character development, sense of place or the creation of atmosphere. She is a witty writer: the sturdy legs of a toddler on a swing, for example, are said to be “kicking the sky.” If only all history mysteries could be as good as The Midnight Hour.
* The Times *Griffiths writes with verve and wit, and has an unflaggingly keen eye … deliriously entertaining
* Irish Times *An entertaining period murder mystery full of delightfully eccentric - and one decidedly deadly - luvvies
* Irish Independent *Layered with a gripping plot … very, very enjoyable’ * Belfast Telegraph *An intricately plotted whodunnit * Daily Mail *About The Author
Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is a multi-award-winning author and a No. 1 bestseller. She has written twenty-seven crime novels for adults, four for children, and a volume of short stories. Her books for adults include the Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteries, the Brighton Mysteries, and the Detective Harbinder Kaur series, as well as The Frozen People, the first book in the Ali Dawson Mysteries.
Elly’s many accolades include the CWA Dagger in the Library, the Edgar Award, the Fingerprint Award for Crime Novel of the Year, and the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award, as well as being shortlisted multiple times for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year Award.
Elly has two grown-up children and lives near Brighton with her archaeologist husband and their cat, Pip.
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