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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cicely Disappears is a masterful example of the Golden Age mystery, showcasing Anthony Berkeley at his most psychologically incisive and quietly subversive. Blending the elegance of classic British detective fiction with sharp social observation, this vintage crime novel offers a whodunit that is as intellectually engaging as it is subtly unsettling.Set in an upper-middle-class English milieu, the novel begins with a deceptively simple premise: a young woman vanishes without explanation. As suspicion spreads and assumptions harden, Berkeley peels back layers of respectability to reveal jealousy, self-deception, and moral blindness lurking beneath polite society. The mystery unfolds not through sensational violence, but through psychological tension, misdirection, and the slow exposure of character.Unlike the conventional country house mystery, Cicely Disappears challenges the reader to look beyond surface clues and tidy solutions. Berkeley's ingenious plotting and ironic tone place the novel firmly within the tradition of the traditional whodunit, while also pushing against its limits-making it a favorite among readers who appreciate intelligence over theatrics.First published during the height of the early twentieth-century mystery boom, Cicely Disappears remains a compelling example of why Golden Age detective fiction continues to endure. Witty, unsettling, and sharply observed, it is essential reading for fans of classic British crime novels and readers who enjoy mysteries that reward close attention and thoughtful deduction.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Cicely Disappears is a 1927 mystery novel by the British writer Anthony Cox, written under the pen name of A. Monmouth Platts. Berkley used a variety of pseudonyms during his career, in this case based on two properties he was associated with in Watford. It was originally serialised in The Daily Mirror during 1926 under the title The Wintringham Mystery. The newspaper held a competition with prizes for those who could give the best answers about the mystery. One of the winners was Colonel Archie Christie, husband of the celebrated crime writer Agatha. Cox's first novel, The Layton Court Mystery, was published anonymously in 1925. It introduced Roger Sheringham, the amateur detective who features in many of the author's novels including the classic Poisoned Chocolates Case. In 1930, Berkeley founded the Detection Club in London along with Agatha Christie, Freeman Wills Crofts and other established mystery writers.His 1932 novel (as "Francis Iles"), Before the Fact was adapted into the 1941 classic film Suspicion, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. Trial and Error was turned into the unusual 1941 film Flight from Destiny starring Thomas Mitchell.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Cicely Disappears is a 1927 mystery novel by the British writer Anthony Cox, written under the pen name of A. Monmouth Platts. Berkley used a variety of pseudonyms during his career, in this case based on two properties he was associated with in Watford. It was originally serialised in The Daily Mirror during 1926 under the title The Wintringham Mystery. The newspaper held a competition with prizes for those who could give the best answers about the mystery. One of the winners was Colonel Archie Christie, husband of the celebrated crime writer Agatha. Cox's first novel, The Layton Court Mystery, was published anonymously in 1925. It introduced Roger Sheringham, the amateur detective who features in many of the author's novels including the classic Poisoned Chocolates Case. In 1930, Berkeley founded the Detection Club in London along with Agatha Christie, Freeman Wills Crofts and other established mystery writers.His 1932 novel (as "Francis Iles"), Before the Fact was adapted into the 1941 classic film Suspicion, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. Trial and Error was turned into the unusual 1941 film Flight from Destiny starring Thomas Mitchell.…