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Antidote to Venom

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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

"Crofts makes great use of the 'inverted mystery' structure (he was among the first to employ the technique) in which the traditional whodunit is turned on its head, with the reader following the murderer through temptation and commission and then watching the detective sort through the sparse clues." —Booklist STARRED review

George Surridge, director of the Birmington Zoo, is a man with many worries: his marriage is collapsing; his finances are insecure; and an outbreak of disease threatens the animals in his care.

As Surridge's debts mount and the pressure on him increases, he begins to dream of miracle solutions. But is he cunning enough to turn his dreams into reality—and could he commit the most devious murder in pursuit of his goals?

This ingenious crime novel, with its unusual 'inverted' structure and sympathetic portrait of a man on the edge, is one of the greatest works by this highly respected author. The elaborate means of murder devised by Crofts's characters is perhaps unsurpassed in English crime fiction for its ostentatious intricacy.

This new edition is the first in several decades and includes an introduction by the award-winning novelist and crime fiction expert Martin Edwards.


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Series: British Library Crime Classics Publisher: Sourcebooks

Kindle Book

  • Release date: July 7, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781464203800
  • File size: 302 KB
  • Release date: July 7, 2015

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781464203800
  • File size: 928 KB
  • Release date: July 7, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781464203800
  • File size: 925 KB
  • Release date: July 7, 2015

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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

"Crofts makes great use of the 'inverted mystery' structure (he was among the first to employ the technique) in which the traditional whodunit is turned on its head, with the reader following the murderer through temptation and commission and then watching the detective sort through the sparse clues." —Booklist STARRED review

George Surridge, director of the Birmington Zoo, is a man with many worries: his marriage is collapsing; his finances are insecure; and an outbreak of disease threatens the animals in his care.

As Surridge's debts mount and the pressure on him increases, he begins to dream of miracle solutions. But is he cunning enough to turn his dreams into reality—and could he commit the most devious murder in pursuit of his goals?

This ingenious crime novel, with its unusual 'inverted' structure and sympathetic portrait of a man on the edge, is one of the greatest works by this highly respected author. The elaborate means of murder devised by Crofts's characters is perhaps unsurpassed in English crime fiction for its ostentatious intricacy.

This new edition is the first in several decades and includes an introduction by the award-winning novelist and crime fiction expert Martin Edwards.


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    Publisher:
    Sourcebooks

    Kindle Book
    Release date: July 7, 2015

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781464203800
    File size: 302 KB
    Release date: July 7, 2015

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781464203800
    File size: 928 KB
    Release date: July 7, 2015

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781464203800
    File size: 925 KB
    Release date: July 7, 2015

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    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
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