The Saint Valentine's Day Murders

Ruth Dudley Edwards

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English

Poisoned Pen Press
24 October 2007

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Robert Amiss Mysteries

Life in a dismal bureaucratic cul-de-sac is not what Robert Amiss expects when the British civil service lends him for a year to the British Conservation Corporation. In fact, he finds himself condemned to a non-job in a backwater, managing disgruntled and demoralized timeservers who deeply resent him. Morale is not improved by the arrival of Melissa, a radical feminist lesbian separatist. Only Amiss's sense of humour and the joys of visiting Rachel, his new love in Paris, keep him sane.

The malice, envy and anger that burgeons among the filing cabinets is first expressed in pettiness and then in unpleasant practical jokes. Then it escalates and finally culminates in callous murder by means of boxes of poisoned chocolates sent to the bureaucrats' wives.

With the help of Ellis Pooley, a young detective obsessed with fictional sleuths, Amiss and his friend, Superintendent Milton, search for motives in an office where marital discord and broken dreams might drive anyone to murder.

By: Ruth Dudley Edwards
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 272g
ISBN: 9781590584354
ISBN 10: 159058435X
Series: Robert Amiss Mysteries
Pages: 225
Publication Date: 24 October 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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