Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby? Colin Watson — 1st Edition

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Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby? Colin Watson — 1st Edition

Name: Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby? Colin Watson — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4103-EV-F-VG-4
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Publication: London, Methuen London Ltd, 1982

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 168.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This copy presents exceptionally well, housed in a bright, vivid dust jacket that exhibits only the most negligible hints of shelf-wear to the extremities. The original publisher's red cloth boards remain sharp, rigid, and entirely unfaded, with the gilt titling to the spine striking and unoxidized. The binding remains tight and square, holding the text block firmly with no lean. Internally, the pages are crisp, clean, and possess an excellent brightness with no discernable foxing, age-toning, or spotting, making this a highly presentable and collectible example.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first impression of Colin Watson's penultimate instalment in his celebrated Flaxborough series. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Hazell Watson & Viney Ltd, the edition is highly characteristic of the era's Methuen crime publications, issued in vibrant cloth with a gloss-finished dust jacket. Finding copies of later Flaxborough novels in such remarkably sharp, unblemished condition has become increasingly difficult for collectors of classic British crime fiction.

In Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby?, Colin Watson invites readers back to the delightfully eccentric and sharply observed environs of Flaxborough. Following the sudden and highly suspicious demise of a respected, wealthy townsman, who maintained a penchant for unusual saintly relics, the seemingly idyllic village of Mumblesby is thrown into a state of hushed disarray. Inspector Purbright is soon tasked with untangling a web of provincial secrets, devious locals, and hidden motives. With his trademark blend of wit, acidic social commentary, and masterful plotting, Watson delivers a thoroughly entertaining mystery that proves small-town life is rarely as innocent as it appears.

ISBN: 0413489507

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Colin Watson

Book Publisher: Methuen

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 172

Book Publication Year: 1982

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Flaxborough

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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