Scotland Yard is hunting the worst kind of serial killer--one with a sense of humor. When children's book author Oliver Swithin, reluctant creator of the notorious Finsbury the Ferret, finds an old friend's body floating in a Trafalgar Square fountain, he can't convince the police to treat the death as a murder. But then more corpses turn up daily----on a tube station platform, in a botanical gardens hothouse, even in the middle of Piccadilly Circus--each murdered in an increasingly bizarre manner. It seems that a serial ...
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Scotland Yard is hunting the worst kind of serial killer--one with a sense of humor. When children's book author Oliver Swithin, reluctant creator of the notorious Finsbury the Ferret, finds an old friend's body floating in a Trafalgar Square fountain, he can't convince the police to treat the death as a murder. But then more corpses turn up daily----on a tube station platform, in a botanical gardens hothouse, even in the middle of Piccadilly Circus--each murdered in an increasingly bizarre manner. It seems that a serial killer is at play, using London's landscape as his game board. Oliver joins his uncle, Detective Superintendent Tim Mallard, in a race to uncover the pattern behind the growing number of deaths. But even if they solve the murderer's puzzle, will it help them identify the next victim before the killer strikes again? And will Oliver ever reveal his secret passion for Mallard's assistant, the forbidding Detective Sergeant Effie Strongitharm? And what does any of this have to do with a battery-operated ferret, the works of Lewis Carroll, the great London Scorpion Scare, the episode of the nude Macbeth, and Underwood Tooth, the world's leading expert on being ignored?
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Seller's Description:
None. Fine in Fine jacket. The first edition of this murder mystery novel from Alan Beechey. ''An Embarrassment of Corpses', by first-time author Alan Beechey, is a comic mystery with a cast of British eccentrics and an ingenious plot that has more twists that an open audition for 'Oliver'. ' In a black cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper is smart, with just a couple of marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.
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Fair. This item is in overall acceptable condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have heavy wear including creases, bends, edge wear, curled corners or minor tears as well as stickers or sticker-residue. Pages are intact but may have minor curls, bends or moderate to considerable highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have heavy wear. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. A well-read copy overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x8; The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 265pp.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0312169361. A first state copy, with several of the pages from 204--32 out of order. With the discovery of Oliver Swithin's friend's body floating in a Trafalgar Square fountain, London is practically besieged by corpses, each victim having been killed in a bizarre manner by a serial killer with a twisted sense of humor.; 265 pages.
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Very Good in Near Fine jacket. First edition. First issue with many pages bound out of order. Light foxing on endpapers, spine twist, else very good in near fine dustwrapper. Signed by the author on the title page.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. In this debut novel, children's author Oliver Swithin has a hard time convincing the police that his friend's death in Trafalgar Square fountain is a murder-until bodies start appearing all over London as Oliver with the help of his uncle, Detective Superintendent Mallard, tries to unravel the mystery. Minor spine slant, and some scratches to rear flap of dj.