by Anthony Berkeley · The British Library Publishing Division · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780712356534
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In this intriguing mystery novel, Graham and Joan Bendix seem to have achieved a happy marriage until a box of poisoned chocolates disrupts their lives. Joan dies after consuming the chocolates, and the police investigation stalls. Inspector Moresby turns to Roger Sheringham and his Crimes Circle, six amateur detectives, to solve the case. Each member of the circle offers a convincing solution, revealing different murderers and unraveling a surprising ending. This edition includes an alternative ending by Christianna Brand and a new solution by Martin Edwards.
Anthony Berkeley Cox was an English crime writer. He wrote under several pen-names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts. He was a founder of the Detection Club, and his novel Before the Fact (1932) was filmed as the Alfred Hitchcock classic Suspicion (1941).
