Portrait of a Murderer: A Christmas Crime Story

Portrait of a Murderer: A Christmas Crime Story

Anne Meredith, Anthony Gilbert
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Author:  Anne Meredith, Anthony Gilbert
Condition:  New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  288
Publisher:  British Library Publishing
Year:  2017
ISBN:  9780712356862

'Powerful and impressive ...there is a fine inevitability in the plot structure which gives it true tragic quality' - Dorothy L. SayersAdrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through violence, at the hands of one of his own children, at Christmas, 1931. Thus begins a classic crime novel published in 1933, a riveting portrait of the psychology of a murderer. Each December, Adrian Gray invites his extended family to stay at his lonely house, Kings Poplars. None of Gray's six surviving children is fond of him; several have cause to wish him dead. The family gathers on Christmas Eve - and by the following morning, their wish has been granted. This fascinating and unusual novel tells the story of what happened that dark Christmas night; and what the murderer did next.

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