Three newly minted knighs of the British Empire, including the Shakespearean actor/manager Abercrombie Lewker, gather at a celebratory house party in Wales. The three go off for a day's rock climbing but only two return, prompting Filthy Lewker to turn sleuth once again. First published in the U.K. in 1954, this is the first U.S. appearance for this title.
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Three newly minted knighs of the British Empire, including the Shakespearean actor/manager Abercrombie Lewker, gather at a celebratory house party in Wales. The three go off for a day's rock climbing but only two return, prompting Filthy Lewker to turn sleuth once again. First published in the U.K. in 1954, this is the first U.S. appearance for this title.
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Paperback. NOT Ex-library. This item is in good condition. May show moderate signs of use. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii.
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Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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New. Trade Paperback 1st US edition (originally published in England in 1952). Shakespearean actor Abercrombie Lewker turns sleuth when a fellow climber dies in an explosion in the shadow of Mount Snowdon. Since he knew David Webhouse, a member of Parliament, only slightly and never much cared for him, Abercrombie Lewker is surprised to be invited to Plas Mawr, Webhouse's estate in northern Wales, for a long weekend houseparty on the eve of their impending knighthood. The day after he confides in Lewker that he believes his life to be in danger, Webhouse dies while crossing a nearby footbridge that has been boobytrapped with explosives. Lewker and his old friend Detective-Inspector George Grimmett are perplexed: although nobody liked Webhouse and many would benefit from his death, it's impossible to find a logical suspect who could have engineered the fatal explosion. Reluctantly Lewker turns his attention away from the enticing mountain scenery and digs deep for a murderer. This is the fourth case for Lewker, considered the foremost Shakespearean actor-manager of his day as well as a noted mountaineer. First published in United Kingdom in 1952, it makes its first American appearance here.
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G+ in G- jacket. G+/G-. 8vo. original red boards (ex-library with rsms etc. to half-title and final leaf only, small tape marks to pastedowns, FFE excised, slight rubbing & sunning, some paperstock tanning, upper hinge tender) in dustwrapper (lacks spine, tape marks / small tears to flaps, presented in loose protective plastic sleeve); pp. 260 (last blank). A good copy of an uncommon title. [Neate X70]. The fifth Abercrombie Lewker mountain murder mystery, set in Snowdonia.