Suddenly at His Residence

A Mystery in Kent

Christianna Brand

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British Library Publishing
10 June 2023

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Classic horror & ghost stories

Series: British Library Crime Classics

“Christianna Brand is not merely a purveyor of thrills or a maker of puzzles. She is a novelist.” – The Daily Telegraph

While the Blitz bombards London, the boisterous grandchildren of Sir Richard March have descended upon Swanswater Manor in Kent for a family gathering and the finalising of the patriarch’s will. Disgruntled by the behaviour and life choices of his heirs, March seems poised to deny all of them their inheritance and heads out to his lodge to make arrangements – only to be discovered dead the next morning with strychnine in his blood.

With evidence at the crime scene suggesting that nobody could possibly have entered the lodge to murder March, Inspector Cockrill – the “Terror of Kent” – has the challenge of finding any plausible solution for this impossible crime before death comes to darken the doors of Swanswater once more.

Also known by its American title The Crooked Wreath, this classic mystery novel from 1947 is loaded with sharply drawn characters and devilish misdirection, all capped by one of the genre’s most thrilling denouements.

By: Christianna Brand
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 115
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712354233
ISBN 10: 0712354239
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 10 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christianna Brand was the pseudonym of Mary Christianna Milne (1907-1988), a British crime writer who was born in British Malaya. She is best known for her novels featuring series detective Inspector Cockrill, though she also wrote several acclaimed short story collections and the Nurse Matilda series of books for children. Her classic 1940s novels Green for Danger and Death of Jezebel were also published in this series in 2022.