Death in High Heels
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ITEM CODE: 31965
The British Library
‘My dear Inspector, this is simply nonsense. Girls don't murder each other in respectable dress shops’
An evocative, 1930s British mystery from the...
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‘My dear Inspector, this is simply nonsense. Girls don't murder each other in respectable dress shops’
An evocative, 1930s British mystery from the...
READ MORE
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The British Library
‘My dear Inspector, this is simply nonsense. Girls don't murder each other in respectable dress shops’
An evocative, 1930s British mystery from the golden age of crime writing; carefully selected and republished by the British Library with an informative new introduction. Caustic wit and poisonous hat cleaner combine in a darkly humorous murder mystery as haute couture turns deadly. Set in a West End boutique, Christophe et Cie, Inspector Charlesworth of Scotland Yard is faced with a host of suspects mixing disgruntled shop assistants, high-maintenance models, dictatorial management and ambitious designers in an atmosphere of high drama and simmering grudges. Can Charlesworth find the killer before murder becomes a new fashion? First published in 1941, ‘Death in High Hells’ was the debut novel of Christianna Brand, the pen name for Mary Christianna Lewis (1907-88). Brand’s story was inspired by her experience working as a salesgirl and daydreaming about doing away with her colleagues. Becoming a popular crime writer, Brand went on the create the character of Inspector Cockrill and wrote ‘Green for Danger’, which became a film in 1946.
‘My dear Inspector, this is simply nonsense. Girls don't murder each other in respectable dress shops’
An evocative, 1930s British mystery from the golden age of crime writing; carefully selected and republished by the British Library with an informative new introduction. Caustic wit and poisonous hat cleaner combine in a darkly humorous murder mystery as haute couture turns deadly. Set in a West End boutique, Christophe et Cie, Inspector Charlesworth of Scotland Yard is faced with a host of suspects mixing disgruntled shop assistants, high-maintenance models, dictatorial management and ambitious designers in an atmosphere of high drama and simmering grudges. Can Charlesworth find the killer before murder becomes a new fashion? First published in 1941, ‘Death in High Hells’ was the debut novel of Christianna Brand, the pen name for Mary Christianna Lewis (1907-88). Brand’s story was inspired by her experience working as a salesgirl and daydreaming about doing away with her colleagues. Becoming a popular crime writer, Brand went on the create the character of Inspector Cockrill and wrote ‘Green for Danger’, which became a film in 1946.
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Paperback
19 x 13cm
253 pages
FSC accredited paper
Originally published in 1941, text reflects prevailing attitudes of the time
19 x 13cm
253 pages
FSC accredited paper
Originally published in 1941, text reflects prevailing attitudes of the time
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