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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harpercollins Pub Ltd
Publication date
December 6, 1999
Pages
192
Binding
Paperback
Edition
New
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780006512530
ISBN-10
0006512534
Dimensions
0.25 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.35 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$13.85
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A Harley Street surgeon and his nurse are nervous to operate. The patient is the Home Secretary - and they both have good, personal reasons to wish him dead. Within hours he does die, although the operation itself was a complete success, and Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn must find out why.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Ngaio Marsh's bestselling and ingenious third novel remains one of the most popular pieces of crime fiction of all time. Sir John Phillips, the Harley Street surgeon, and his beautiful nurse Jane Harden are almost too nervous to operate. The emergency case on the table before them is the Home Secretary - and they both have very good, personal reasons to wish him dead. Within hours he does die, although the operation itself was a complete success, and Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn must find out why...
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from G K Hall & Co (June 1, 1989); titled "Nursing Home Murder"
9780745171517 | details & prices | List price $21.95
About: Inspector Alleyn doesn't rule out foul play when a politician dies on the operating table.
About: Inspector Alleyn doesn't rule out foul play when a politician dies on the operating table.
from Amereon Ltd (June 1, 1982); titled "Nursing Home Murder"
9780884114918 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $23.95
About: For one unlucky Member of Parliament, a simple visit to the hospital (the nursing home of the title) proves fatal.
About: For one unlucky Member of Parliament, a simple visit to the hospital (the nursing home of the title) proves fatal.
Paperback
from Felony & Mayhem (October 16, 2011)
9781934609873 | details & prices | 224 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.95
About: For one unlucky Member of Parliament, a simple visit to the hospital (the ânursing homeâ of the title) proves fatal.
About: For one unlucky Member of Parliament, a simple visit to the hospital (the ânursing homeâ of the title) proves fatal.
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Harpercollins Pub Ltd (December 6, 1999)
9780006512530 | details & prices | 192 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.25 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $13.85
About: A Harley Street surgeon and his nurse are nervous to operate.
About: A Harley Street surgeon and his nurse are nervous to operate.
from St Martins Pr (June 1, 1999)
9780312969998 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $5.99
About: When an emergency operation results in the death of an influential English politician, Inspector Roderick Alleyn's investigation follows, which takes him from 10 Downing Street to a lover's hideaway.
About: When an emergency operation results in the death of an influential English politician, Inspector Roderick Alleyn's investigation follows, which takes him from 10 Downing Street to a lover's hideaway.
Reissue edition from Berkley Pub Group (July 1, 1994)
9780425142424 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $4.50
About: When an emergency operation results in the death of an influential English politician, an investigation follows
About: When an emergency operation results in the death of an influential English politician, an investigation follows
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Chivers Audio Books (May 1, 1992)
9780745161457 | details & prices | List price $49.95
About: Ngaio Marsh's bestselling and ingenious third novel remains one of the most popular pieces of crime fiction of all time.
About: Ngaio Marsh's bestselling and ingenious third novel remains one of the most popular pieces of crime fiction of all time.
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