Death and the Pleasant Voices
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1950.
During a blinding rainstorm, Jake Seaborne takes a wrong turn and arrives at Ullstone Hall, where is he is initially mistaken for ‘Hugo’, the new heir to the family estate. It seems Hugo is the offspring of the late Mr Ullstone’s first marriage in India, but the children of his second marriage have never met him. In short, the Ullstone family destiny is now in the hands of a complete stranger. A friend, Sir Frederick Lawton (who, it turns out, knows Jake’s family) has been asked to act as a ‘sort of buffer’ for Hugo on his arrival, but Sir Frederick cannot stay and Jake agrees to act in that role until he returns. But not everything is as it appears, and when the handsome and charming Hugo arrives the next day, trouble follows and before long three people are dead.
Condition grading: Good. Some wear/damage to spine. Light foxing to both covers. Minor creasing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1950.
During a blinding rainstorm, Jake Seaborne takes a wrong turn and arrives at Ullstone Hall, where is he is initially mistaken for ‘Hugo’, the new heir to the family estate. It seems Hugo is the offspring of the late Mr Ullstone’s first marriage in India, but the children of his second marriage have never met him. In short, the Ullstone family destiny is now in the hands of a complete stranger. A friend, Sir Frederick Lawton (who, it turns out, knows Jake’s family) has been asked to act as a ‘sort of buffer’ for Hugo on his arrival, but Sir Frederick cannot stay and Jake agrees to act in that role until he returns. But not everything is as it appears, and when the handsome and charming Hugo arrives the next day, trouble follows and before long three people are dead.
Condition grading: Good. Some wear/damage to spine. Light foxing to both covers. Minor creasing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1950.
During a blinding rainstorm, Jake Seaborne takes a wrong turn and arrives at Ullstone Hall, where is he is initially mistaken for ‘Hugo’, the new heir to the family estate. It seems Hugo is the offspring of the late Mr Ullstone’s first marriage in India, but the children of his second marriage have never met him. In short, the Ullstone family destiny is now in the hands of a complete stranger. A friend, Sir Frederick Lawton (who, it turns out, knows Jake’s family) has been asked to act as a ‘sort of buffer’ for Hugo on his arrival, but Sir Frederick cannot stay and Jake agrees to act in that role until he returns. But not everything is as it appears, and when the handsome and charming Hugo arrives the next day, trouble follows and before long three people are dead.
Condition grading: Good. Some wear/damage to spine. Light foxing to both covers. Minor creasing to both covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
