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J. Jefferson Farjeon

    Joseph Jefferson Farjeon emerse da una dinastia letteraria, seguendo le orme del padre romanziere. Si ritagliò una carriera prolifica, scrivendo oltre ottanta romanzi che intrecciarono magistralmente mistero e romanticismo, affermandosi come uno dei primi innovatori nel fondere questi generi. Le sue opere sono celebrate per il loro acuto umorismo, la loro arguzia pungente e le loro trame spesso avvincenti e sinistre che tenevano i lettori incollati. L'abilità di Farjeon nel creare trame ingegnose e personaggi vivaci gli valse un ampio riconoscimento per le sue narrazioni di intrattenimento.

    The House Opposite
    Seven Dead
    No. 17
    Thirteen Guests
    Ben Sees It Through
    La casa dei sette cadaveri 1
    • Seven Dead

      • 288pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Ted Lyte, amateur thief, has chosen an isolated house by the coast for his first robbery. But Haven House is no ordinary country home. While hunting for silverware to steal, Ted stumbles upon a locked room containing seven dead bodies. Detective Inspector Kendall takes on the case with the help of passing yachtsman Thomas Hazeldean. The search for the house's absent owners brings Hazeldean across the Channel to Boulogne, where he finds more than one motive to stay and investigate. Seven Dead is an atmospheric crime novel first published in 1939.

      Seven Dead2017
      3,5
    • Ben Sees It Through

      • 320pagine
      • 12 ore di lettura

      With his usual knack of getting into trouble, Ben the tramp finds himself hunted by the law and the lawless.in this breathless adventure.

      Ben Sees It Through2016
      3,4
    • No. 17

      • 224pagine
      • 8 ore di lettura

      The first book featuring Ben, the lovable, humorous ex-sailor and down-at- heels rascal who can't help running into trouble.

      No. 172016
      3,3
    • The Z Murders

      • 256pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Richard Temperley sets off in pursuit of a mysterious woman and finds himself embroiled in a cross-country chase - by train and taxi - on the tail of a sinister serial killer.

      The Z Murders2015
      3,3
    • The House Opposite

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      The return of Ben, the prince of tramps with his rich Cockney humour and naive philosophies - and in trouble as usual.

      The House Opposite2015
      3,2
    • Thirteen Guests

      • 256pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Lord Aveling hosts a hunting party at his country house, when events take a sinister turn. A painting is mutilated, a dog stabbed, and a man strangled. Death strikes more than one of the house guests and its up to Detective Inspector Kendall's to uncover this murder mystery.

      Thirteen Guests2015
      3,6