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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder Melville's jaunty, chatty tone gives us an insider's look at everyone connected to the theater world, including critics who recycle their reviews. -- Booklist 'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Drop the curtain!' When Douglas B. Douglas--leading light of the London theatre--premieres his new musical extravaganza, Blue Music , he is sure the packed house will be dazzled by the performance. What he couldn't predict is the death of his star, Brandon Baker, on stage in the middle of Act 2. Soon another member of the cast is found dead, and it seems to be a straightforward case of murder followed by suicide. Inspector Wilson of Scotland Yard--who happens to be among the audience--soon discovers otherwise. Together with Derek, his journalist son, Wilson takes charge of proceedings in his own inimitable way. This is a witty, satirical novel from the golden age of British crime fiction between the world wars. It is long overdue for rediscovery and this new edition includes an informative introduction by Martin Edwards, author of The Golden Age of Murder .
FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography
ALAN MELVILLE (1910-1983) was a well-known television broadcaster, as well as a playwright, producer, and scriptwriter. Among his works are several crime novels from the 1930s, often set in the popular entertainment world he knew firsthand. Quick Curtain and Death of Anton were reissued as British Library Crime Classics in 2015.
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"Melville's jaunty, chatty tone (he frequently reminds readers where they are in the plot) gives us an insider's look at everyone connected to the theater world, including critics who recycle their reviews. A wonderfully fun British Library Crime Classics revival."
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"I am going to go all out and say that Quick Curtain is the best detective novel I have read, after Agatha Christie's. A big claim, yes, but deserved - this was a huge delight of a novel....a thousand hurrahs to the British Library and Martin Edwards for rediscovering Alan Melville."
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Details ISBN1464208700 Author Alan Melville Short Title QUICK CURTAIN Pages 268 Publisher Poisoned Pen Press Series British Library Crime Classics Language English ISBN-10 1464208700 ISBN-13 9781464208706 Format Paperback DEWEY 823.912 Year 2017 Publication Date 2017-12-05 Audience General/Trade We've got this
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