{"product_id":"whatevers-been-going-on-at-mumblesby-colin-watson-1st-edition","title":"Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby? Colin Watson — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Methuen London Ltd, 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [viii], 168.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/b\u003eNear 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eCatalogue Note: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst edition, first impression of Colin Watson's penultimate instalment in his celebrated Flaxborough series. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Hazell Watson \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eIn \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"3\" data-path-to-node=\"14\"\u003eWhatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby?\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53800770273619,"sku":"4103-EV-F-VG-4","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_153453.jpg?v=1781020175","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/whatevers-been-going-on-at-mumblesby-colin-watson-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}