The Murder of My Aunt - (British Library Crime Classics) by Richard Hull (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Edward Powell lives with his Aunt Mildred in the Welsh town of Llwll. His aunt thinks Llwll an idyllic place to live, but Edward loathes the countryside - and thinks the company even worse. In fact, Edward has decided to murder his aunt"--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARTIN EDWARDS</p> <p>Edward Powell lives with his Aunt Mildred in the Welsh town of Llwll. His aunt thinks Llwll an idyllic place to live, but Edward loathes the countryside - and thinks the company even worse. In fact, Edward has decided to murder his aunt.</p> <p>A darkly humorous depiction of fraught family ties, <i>The Murder of My Aunt</i> was first published in 1934.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>That popular reviewer phrase 'fiendishly clever' could have been coined to describe this 1934 mystery, reissued by the British Library as part of its Crime Classics series...Powell's movement toward the dark side will remind readers of Patricia Highsmith's <i>Strangers on a Train</i> (and the Hitchcock film based on it). Fine psychological acuity, humor, and plotting throughout.--Connie Fletcher "<b><i>Booklist</i></b>"<br><br>The book fairly races along to its surprising resolution. Fans of vintage crime fiction will hope for more reissues of Hull's work.-- "<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong>RICHARD HULL</strong> (1896-1973) was a chartered accountant who later became a notable writer of detective novels. This is the first of Hull's titles to be published in the British Library Crime Classics series.</p>
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