Scandalize My Name

An evocative, British-set murder mystery from 1960: a tale from the latter days of the golden age of British crime writing as the Swinging Sixties dawned.
Elaine Southey’s 21st birthday party assumes a chilling pall of anxiety: on the eve of her party, the body of the resident of the basement flat in the Southey’s north London home is found dead and the realisation dawns that the murderer must be close at hand. Ivan Sweet – an ingratiating charmer, or a scoundrel of the first order depending on who you ask – isn’t much missed by the Southeys or their neighbours but what did Sweet’s malicious nature spark within the community and would the murderer strike again? Superintendent Paul Grainger must interview this small north London circle of suspects and unravel the complex connections and hidden motives underlying the historic house’s dark secrets. An atmospheric, tense mystery from 1960 by Fiona Maud Peters (1919-61) writing as Fiona Sinclair; an actress-turned-author whose five well-crafted novels, sadly, passed into obscurity but are well worth rediscovering.

Paperback
19 x 13cm
236 pages
FSC accredited paper
Originally published in 1960, text reflects attitudes of the time