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The Dying of the Light: A Mystery
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Publication date
January 1, 1994
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780679430759
ISBN-10
067943075X
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$19.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
At Eventide Lodge, an old-age home run by two tyrannical sisters, a murderer hides among a cast of assorted characters: a retired colonel, a playboy, a wealthy invalid, and a Jewish financier. 15,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: One of England's most acclaimed younger mystery writers, the creator of Detective Aurelio Zen, gives us a brilliant and haunting variation on the classic drawing-room murder novel. The setting is Eventide Lodge, where the guests have gathered for tea. Colonel Weatherby is reading by the fire. Mrs. Hargreave III is whiling away her time at patience. And Miss Rosemary Travis and her friend, Dorothy, are wondering which of their housemates will be the next to die.
For even as Michael Dibdin's elderly sleuths debate clues and motives, it becomes clear that Eventide Lodge is not a genteel country inn but a place of ghastly cruelties and humiliations. A place where the logic of murder is . . .almost comforting. At once affectionate homage and audacious satire, The Dying of the Light will delight any aficionado of Patricia Highsmith, Peter Dickinson, or Ruth Rendell.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
For even as Michael Dibdin's elderly sleuths debate clues and motives, it becomes clear that Eventide Lodge is not a genteel country inn but a place of ghastly cruelties and humiliations. A place where the logic of murder is . . .almost comforting. At once affectionate homage and audacious satire, The Dying of the Light will delight any aficionado of Patricia Highsmith, Peter Dickinson, or Ruth Rendell.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Pantheon Books (January 1, 1994)
9780679430759 | details & prices | 6.00 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $19.00
About: At Eventide Lodge, an old-age home run by two tyrannical sisters, a murderer hides among a cast of assorted characters: a retired colonel, a playboy, a wealthy invalid, and a Jewish financier
About: At Eventide Lodge, an old-age home run by two tyrannical sisters, a murderer hides among a cast of assorted characters: a retired colonel, a playboy, a wealthy invalid, and a Jewish financier
Paperback
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (January 1, 1995)
9780679753100 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $11.95
About: One of England's most acclaimed younger mystery writers, the creator of Detective Aurelio Zen, gives us a brilliant and haunting variation on the classic drawing-room murder novel.
About: One of England's most acclaimed younger mystery writers, the creator of Detective Aurelio Zen, gives us a brilliant and haunting variation on the classic drawing-room murder novel.
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