A Remarkable Case of Burglary
1975
First Published
3.09
Average Rating
221
Number of Pages
Val Leary is handsome, charming and broke. On the morning of April Fools' Day 1871, while walking through one of London's wealthiest districts, he notices a young maidservant scrubbing the steps of 53 Northbourne Park Villas. In that instant he conceives the idea for a remarkable case of burglary. The set-up seems perfect, but chance intervenes in a succession of coincidences that place the jewels further and further beyond the reach of Val and his cronies - until...Set in the Upstairs, Downstairs world of Victorian England, this is an ingenious and gripping tale by the acknowledged master of the English crime novel.
Avg Rating
3.09
Number of Ratings
22
5 STARS
9%
4 STARS
27%
3 STARS
36%
2 STARS
18%
1 STARS
9%
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Author
H.R.F. Keating
Author · 54 books
Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating was an English writer of crime fiction most notable for his series of novels featuring Inspector Ghote of the Bombay CID. H. R. F. KEATING was well versed in the worlds of crime, fiction and nonfiction. He was the crime books reviewer for The Times for fifteen years, as well as serving as the chairman of the Crime Writers Association and the Society of Authors. He won the CWA Gold Dagger Award twice, and in 1996 was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for outstanding service to crime fiction. Series: . Inspector Ghote . Harriet Martens Series contributed to: . Malice Domestic . Perfectly Criminal
