Nigel Strangeways is called in to find a murderer who is prowling the halls of Sudeley Hall, a boys preparatory school. First published in 1935, this was the first mystery by C. Day-Lewis, the future English Poet Laureate.

Wenham & Geraldine are a long-established and very well respected publishing firm, so when a printer's proof is sabotaged and libellous passages are mysteriously reinstated, they call in private detective Nigel Strangeways. But the situation takes a turn for the worse when one of the publishers' best-selling authors - glamorous novelist Millicent Miles - is found dead in the of...(展开全部)

Wenham & Geraldine are a long-established and very well respected publishing firm, so when a printer's proof is sabotaged and libellous passages are mysteriously reinstated, they call in private detective Nigel Strangeways. But the situation takes a turn for the worse when one of the publishers' best-selling authors - glamorous novelist Millicent Miles - is found dead in the of...(展开全部)

戦死したとされていた元同僚が、突然の便りとともに帰国。　そして久しぶりに昔のオフィスに顔を出し、かつての仲間とともに即席の帰国歓迎会となったが、それも束の間の間に、一転して「殺人」の舞台と化す─全員に振舞われたコーヒーのひとつに、いつのまにか毒薬が仕込まれていたのだった。 誰一人として犯行の瞬間を知らず、しかも当然あるべきはずの「毒薬の容器」さえ見つからない！！　衆人環視の密室状態下で、いったい誰が、いかにしてこの大胆な犯行をなしえたのか、そしてその動機とは……。 被害者たちをめぐる複雑な人間関係と、「容疑者たち」の不可解な言動の数々をまえに、探偵ナイジェル・ストレンジウェイズは何を読み取り、いかなる「結論」を導き出すのか。　徹底的に論理にこだわった本格「フーダニット」ミステリの傑作、ついに登場！！

This is a vintage murder mystery. The annual Sports Day at respected public school, Sudeley Hall, ends in tragedy when the headmaster's obnoxious nephew is found strangled in a haystack. The boy was despised by staff and students alike but English master Michael Evans, who was seen sharing a kiss with the headmaster's beautiful young wife earlier that day, soon becomes a prime ...(展开全部)

作者尼古拉斯·布莱克，1904年生于爱尔兰，英国牛津大学和剑桥大学教授，皇家文学协会副主席。主要作品以英国现代诗歌著称，并于1968年至1972年期间担任英国桂冠诗人。与此同时，还出版有20部侦探小说，是英国黄金时代侦探小说的代表性作家，其中以“奈杰尔·斯特雷奇威”为侦探主角的16部系列小说，囊括了黄金时代侦探小说的所有悬疑探案模式，文笔流畅，人物鲜明，被誉为西方犯罪小说的经典。一版再版，畅销不衰，并多次被改编成电影、电视剧，风靡一时。

科林·埃文斯(Colin Evans)是一位资深作家，主要写作领域是法医学。其著作包括《法医侦探案例》、《历史上重大的世仇》和《白衣死亡天使》。他目前生活在英国，正在编纂一本法医学百科全书。

科林·埃文斯(Colin Evans)是一位资深作家，主要写作领域是法医学。其著作包括《法医侦探案例》、《历史上重大的世仇》和《白衣死亡天使》。他目前生活在英国，正在编纂一本法医学百科全书。

A shooting incident at a private school just north of Edinburgh. Two seventeen-year olds killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. As Detective Inspector John Rebus puts it, 'there's no mystery'... except the why. But this question takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community.

At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka’s best friend, Osamu Nonoguchi. Years ago when they were both teachers, they were colleagues at the same public school. Kaga went on to join the police force while Nonoguchi eventually left to become a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. As Kaga investigates, he eventuall...(展开全部)