Death Comes to Cambers
by:
E.R. Punshon (author)
Police officer Bobby Owen is a weekend guest at Lady Cambers’s majestic country pile, there to advise on security following recent burglary scares. But when the lady of the house disappears, her bed unslept-in, it’s a case of murder not burglary – for Bobby discovers her ladyship, strangled, in a...
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Police officer Bobby Owen is a weekend guest at Lady Cambers’s majestic country pile, there to advise on security following recent burglary scares. But when the lady of the house disappears, her bed unslept-in, it’s a case of murder not burglary – for Bobby discovers her ladyship, strangled, in a nearby field.
One of the finest of the early Bobby Owens novels, Death Comes to Cambers combines wit and excellent characterization in a satisfying and classic whodunit, featuring an eccentric creationist, a superior archaeologist and an inventive cipher.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00ZO3RT9I
Publish date: 2015-08-03
Publisher: Dean Street Press
Pages no: 295
Edition language: English
Series: Bobby Owen (#6)
Death Comes to Cambers is mentioned in Chapter 7 of The Story of Classic Crime in 100 books by Martin Edwards as an example of "Murder at the Manor," along with half a dozen Christie mysteries, including The Secret of Chimneys, The Body in the Library, and Dead Man's Folly. This is Punshon's 6th out...