Author: BRUCE, LEO
Title: A Bone and a Hank of Hair
Description: Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2019. First Edition Thus. Softcover. ISBN: 1641602716. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2"; 194 pages; NEW. Soft cover has black spine with white lettering. Originally published in 1961. 'Carolus Deene, history master at Queen's School, Newminster, manages on the side to dabble in the art of gentlemanly detective work. In Leo Bruce's beloved A Bone and a Hank of Hair, Deene is approached by Mrs. Chalk, who is convinced her heiress cousin has been murdered. The suspect is, of course, Mr. Rathbone, the lady's wily widower. On the way to the truth, Deene encounters a host of friendly characters and oafish constabulary, leading readers in a delightful romp through the English landscape.'. New .

Keywords: 1641602716 Mystery Fiction; Murder Mystery; Murder Fiction; England; Professors; Cultural History; Social History; Fiction Cultural History English/British History Social History Fiction: Mystery