Seven Clues in Search of a Crime

Theodore Terhune Mystery #1

De: Bruce Graeme

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

“Are you a detective, Mr Terhune? If you will forgive my saying so, you do not look like one.”

Theodore Terhune, bookseller in the tranquil Kent village of Bray-in-the-Marsh, interrupts the attempted robbery of Helena Armstrong, secretary-companion to Lady Kylstone. Someone was trying to steal the key to the Kylstone burial vault, which will shortly be open to the public for the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. When the key goes missing, Terhune is certain there must be something in the vault the thieves are after, but why bother when it will shortly be accessible to all?

A series of mysterious encounters leads the curious Terhune from one clue to another, including a trip to New York City, a professional criminal for hire, attempted murder on board a passenger ship, an automobile accident, and a mysterious person nicknamed "Blondie". and eventually leads to the secret past of two families. A 1941 bibliomystery that mixes detective novel, adventure thriller, quest story and satire of English village life into one highly entertaining read.

BRUCE GRAEME (1900-1982) was a pseudonym of Graham Montague Jeffries, an author of more than 100 crime novels and a founding member of the Crime Writer’s Association. He created six series sleuths, including bookseller and accidental detective Theodore Terhune, who’s adventures—Seven Clues in Search of a Crime (1941); House with Crooked Walls (1942); A Case for Solomon (1943); Work for the Hangman (1944); Ten Trails to Tyburn (1944); A Case of Books (1946); And a Bottle of Rum (1949)— are republished by Moonstone Press