Murder in the Basement
  • Published:
    1932
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    Print / eBook / Audio
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  • Main Genre:
    Suspense
  • Pages:
    272
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In this brilliantly unconventional British mystery, a buried body and a novelist's manuscript intertwine, turning fiction into fatal fact. Literary clues and eccentric suspects collide in a tale perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and British Library Crime Classics.

When a young couple uncovers a corpse beneath their new London home, Scotland Yard is stumped. Enter Roger Sheringham: novelist, amateur sleuth, and reluctant schoolteacher. While posing as a teacher for research, Sheringham pens a biting satire about his colleagues. But as Inspector Moresby digs deeper, one question emerges: did Sheringham unwittingly describe the victim -- and their killer?

A genre-defying gem from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, Murder in the Basement delivers a mystery as thought-provoking as it is entertaining; with sharp wit, period charm, and a daring narrative twist.

Praise for Murder in the Basement

“[Anthony Berkeley's] tale of petty rivalries, affairs, and revenge plots is so deliciously entertaining. [Murder in the Basement is] a pioneering example of the “whowasdunin” that, like that corpse in the basement, richly deserves exhumation." ― Kirkus Reviews
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    • Sep-2002
    • House of Stratus
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0755102142
    • ISBN13: 9780755102143
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    • Apr-2011
    • Langtail Press
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 178002147X
    • ISBN13: 9781780021478
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    • Nov-2021
    • British Library Publishing
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0712353941
    • ISBN13: 9780712353946
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    • Dec-2022
    • Sourcebooks
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1728261244
    • ISBN13: 9781728261249
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    • Dec-2021
    • Isis Publishing Ltd
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1407995219
    • ISBN13: 9781407995212
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    • May-2011
    • Langtail Press Limited
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • Dec-2022
    • Poisoned Pen Press
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1728261260
    • ISBN13: 9781728261263
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    • Dec-2021
    • Isis Publishing Ltd
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1407995200
    • ISBN13: 9781407995205



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