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Death on a Quiet DayDeath on a Quiet Day

Death on a Quiet Day1957

Michael Innes

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Student David Henchman decides to spend a quiet day in the country to escape from his boisterous classmate tormentors but gets more than he bargains for when he comes across a man with a bullet hole in his head. So begins a tale of frenzied pursuit featuring a disappearing corpse, a mad race from a killer on the moors, a panicky girl, a flight by automobile, and an ivy-covered tower that contains the secret of death on a quiet day.

Details

First published
1957
OL Work ID
OL3412343W

Subjects

Fiction in EnglishFiction, mystery & detective, generalSir Appleby, John (Fictitious character)PoliceFictionFiction, mystery & detective, traditionalEngland, fictionLondon (england), fictionAppleby, john, sir (fictitious character), fictionEnglish Spy storiesFiction, thrillers, general

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