Mystery in White

A Christmas Crime Story

J. Jefferson Farjeon

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The British Library Publishing Division
01 November 2014

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

'The horror on the train, great though it may turn out to be, will not compare with the horror that exists here, in this house.'

On Christmas Eve, heavy snowfall brings a train to a halt near the village of Hemmersby. Several passengers take shelter in a deserted country house, where the fire has been lit and the table laid for tea

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but no one is at home.

Trapped together for Christmas, the passengers are seeking to unravel the secrets of the empty house when a murderer strikes in their midst.

By: J. Jefferson Farjeon
Imprint: The British Library Publishing Division
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 245g
ISBN: 9780712357708
ISBN 10: 071235770X
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

J. Jefferson Farjeon (1883 - 1955) was the author of more than sixty crime and thriller novels. His work was highly acclaimed in his day; Dorothy L. Sayers wrote that 'Jefferson Farjeon is quite unsurpassed for creepy skill in mysterious adventures'. Farjeon is now best known as the author of Number Seventeen, a play that was adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock.