Past Mortem by Ben Elton - ISBN: 9780552771238
Paperback
Old friends, new murders: The past is deadly, and romantic.

Past Mortem

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    2 May 2005

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Summary

The bestselling new novel from Ben Elton

With old friends like these, who needs enemies?

It’s a question mild-mannered detective Edward Newson is forced to ask himself when, in romantic desperation, he logs on to the Friends Reunited website in search of the girlfriends of his youth. Newson is not the only member of the Class of ‘88 who has been raking over the ashes of the past. As his old class begins to reassemble in cyberspace, the years slip away and old feuds and passion…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780552771238
ISBN-10:0552771236
Author:Ben Elton
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Black Swan
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:2 May 2005
Weight:313g
Dimensions:196mm x 127mm x 29mm
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Critics Review

Fans will love it * Heat *
Engaging and smartly plotted * Observer *
It’s warm-hearted characterisation and deft pacing should make the paperback popular on next summer’s beaches * The Sunday Times *
Past Mortem confirms Elton as craftsmanlike, thoughtful and readable. Fans will find plenty to enjoy * Daily Mail *
A writer who provokes almost as much as he entertains * Daily Mail *

About The Author

Ben Elton

Ben Elton’s multi-award winning career as both performer and writer encompasses some of the most memorable and incisive comedy of the past thirty-five years. In addition to his hugely influential work as a stand-up comic, he was co-writer of TV hits The Young Ones and Blackadder and sole creator of The Thin Blue Line and Upstart Crow. He has written fifteen major bestsellers, including Stark, Popcorn, Inconceivable, Dead Famous, High Society, Two Brothers and Time and Time Again, three West End plays and three musicals, including global phenomenon We Will Rock You. He has written and directed two feature films, Maybe Baby and Three Summers. He is married and has three children.

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