The Case of the Amateur Actor

A Ludovic Travers Mystery

Christopher Bush

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Dean Street Press
04 May 2020

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: Ludovic Travers

"There was no mess: just a dark stain one could see on the waistcoat. What was horrible was the contortion of the face and the tortured eyes. But even then I thought I knew him.

There can be few people who would wish to go so far as to murder a literary agent. Which one takes the trouble to impersonate a well-known author and lure George Posfort of that calling to his violent end in an unlikely London hotel? And why, about the same time, should Richard Alton, a nice young schoolmaster and gifted amateur actor, apparently disappear behind the Iron Curtain? There are several possible motives for Posfort's murder; among them an ugly rumour that he had been responsible for the suicide of his secretary, Caroline Haze. But Alton's vanishing trick seems altogether inexplicable until Ludovic Travers joins forces with Superintendent George Wharton--the 'Old General' of Scotland Yard--to arrange the pieces and show that what at first appears to be two problems is in fact one.

The Case of the Amateur Actor was originally published in 1955. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

""Solid detective interest"" New York Times

""Another Travers mystery to delight the most critical reader . . . a swell story"" Montgomery Advertiser"

By: Christopher Bush
Imprint: Dean Street Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 47
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781913527136
ISBN 10: 1913527131
Series: Ludovic Travers
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 04 May 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Bush was born Charlie Christmas Bush in Norfolk in 1885. His father was a farm labourer and his mother a milliner. In the early years of his childhood he lived with his aunt and uncle in London before returning to Norfolk aged seven, later winning a scholarship to Thetford Grammar School. As an adult, Bush worked as a schoolmaster for 27 years, pausing only to fight in World War One, until retiring aged 46 in 1931 to be a full-time novelist. His first novel featuring the eccentric Ludovic Travers was published in 1926, and was followed by 62 additional Travers mysteries. These are all to be republished by Dean Street Press. Christopher Bush fought again in World War Two, and was elected a member of the prestigious Detection Club. He died in 1973.