The Case of the Red Brunette

A Ludovic Travers Mystery

By:

Christopher Bush

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Paperback / softback

Series:

The Ludovic Travers Mysteries

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Providence, they say, is good to drunkards and children. Maybe there's a third category--the unorthodox detective. A new case finds Ludovic Travers travelling to the respectable English Midlands town of Mainford. He is commissioned to investigate the death, under compromising circumstances, of Harry Landlace--a man of civic virtue. There is the suggestion of a smear and as Travers attempts to clear Landlace's name, he uncovers something the dead man was on the verge of revealing. Is it to do with the undercover gambling syndicate Travers comes upon, or the youth club with which the deceased was closely involved? Travers is relentless in pursuit of the guilty party--or parties. But the case will not end before more than one person have met their deaths. The Case of the Red Brunette was originally published in 1954. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. "Mr. Bush has an urbane and intelligent way of dealing with mystery." Leo Bruce

Author Biography:

Christopher Bush was born Charlie Christmas Bush in Norfolk in 1885. His father was a farm labourer and his mother a milliner. In the early years of his childhood he lived with his aunt and uncle in London before returning to Norfolk aged seven, later winning a scholarship to Thetford Grammar School. As an adult, Bush worked as a schoolmaster for 27 years, pausing only to fight in World War One, until retiring aged 46 in 1931 to be a full-time novelist. His first novel featuring the eccentric Ludovic Travers was published in 1926, and was followed by 62 additional Travers mysteries. These are all to be republished by Dean Street Press. Christopher Bush fought again in World War Two, and was elected a member of the prestigious Detection Club. He died in 1973.

Release date Australia

May 4th, 2020

Author

Christopher Bush

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

206

Series

The Ludovic Travers Mysteries

ISBN-13

9781913527075

Product ID

33339403

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