A Telegram from Le Touquet by John Bude - ISBN: 9781464230554
Paperback
Aunt’s telegram beckons, a vacation turns deadly, suspicion blooms.

A Telegram from Le Touquet

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    20 May 2025

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Summary

“A 1956 stumper with an intriguing twist.”–Booklist

This rare and spirited mystery novel was first published in 1956. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar® Award-winning author Martin Edwards.

As he walked away from the phone there was a puzzled expression on Blampignon’s massive countenance. He was thinking: Le Touquet again!

With some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and u…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781464230554
ISBN-10:1464230552
Author:John Bude
Publisher:Poisoned Pen Press
Imprint:Poisoned Pen Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:20 May 2025
Weight:249g
Dimensions:201mm x 132mm x 23mm
Series:British Library Crime Classics
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Critics Review

“Its characters well-drawn and the plot, with its twists and turns, captivating, taking us back to a time and place that no longer exists.”–New York Journal of Books“A conscientiously plotted mystery maze.”–Kirkus Reviews“A 1956 stumper by celebrated mystery writer John Bude with an intriguing twist and another insightful Introduction by Edgar Award-winning Martin Edwards.”–Booklist

About The Author

John Bude

JOHN BUDE was the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore (1901-1957), an author of the golden age of crime fiction. Elmore was a cofounder of the Crime Writers’ Association, and worked in the theatre as a producer and director.

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