02920cam a2200541 4500 522483131 TxAuBib 20210905120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781464209727 1464209723 B07VPL4TY5 Amazon b6891b13-da6b-4dab-ade7-e07797504d63 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4021860 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Melville, Alan. Weekend at Thrackley [Libby eBook]. Sourcebooks, 2018. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1200kB. Format: OverDrive Open EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1196kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read, Filesize: 1199kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Historical Fiction. British Library. missing person. Country House. 20th Century. golden age. classic. mystery. murder . robbery. theft. party. crime. HTML:<p><strong>Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder</strong></p> <p>"Bubbly social satire sets off a clockwork plot." <strong>—Booklist STARRED review</strong></p> <p><strong>'I'm taking a revolver to Thrackley. You never know with blokes like Carson. I hate these harmless, potty people—they're always up to something.'</strong></p> <p>Jim Henderson is one of six guests summoned by the mysterious Edwin Carson, a collector of precious stones, to a weekend party at his country house, Thrackley. The house is gloomy and forbidding but the party is warm and hospitable—except for the presence of Jacobson, the sinister butler. The other guests are wealthy people draped in jewels; Jim cannot imagine why he belongs in such company.</p> <p>After a weekend of adventure—with attempted robbery and a vanishing guest—secrets come to light and Jim unravels a mystery from his past.</p>. Classic Literature. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:20:50. Edwards, Martin. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b6891b13-da6b-4dab-ade7-e07797504d63&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b6891b13-da6b-4dab-ade7-e07797504d63&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b6891b13-da6b-4dab-ade7-e07797504d63&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=b6891b13-da6b-4dab-ade7-e07797504d63&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Open EPUB eBook) TXTLL