The Billiard Room Mystery

The Billiard Room Mystery

Brian Flynn

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Editorial:
Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Historia de Asia
ISBN:
9789354941047
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A sharp turn of the lamp, a hush in the billiard room, and a mystery that refuses to let go. The Billiard Room Mystery invites you to follow a determined sleuth through smoke-filled parlours and candlelit corridors, where every chalked cue and whispered ruse hides a clue.In this classic mystery, Alpha Editions revives a tale that blends deft puzzle solving with keen social observation. The form rewards patient readers who relish the slow-burning tension of a crime thriller, the intimate pressure of detective suspense, and the sly wit that turns parlour intrigue into a resonant study of motive, memory, and truth. With aVictorian era setting and a turn of century England ambience, the narrative speaks to both casual readers and historical mystery fans, echoing the style cherished by sherlock holmes fans and Conan Doyle-inspired tastes without lapsing into pastiche.Its literary merit rests in how finely wrought character, atmosphere, and puzzle interlock, offering more than a mere reprint. This edition is a restoration for today’s and future generations, curated as a cultural treasure and a keeper of literary craft. Out of print for decades, it now returns as a tangible doorway to a vanished world. For collectors and lovers of crime fiction alike, The Billiard Room Mystery is a rare delight that stands beside the best mystery fiction of its era.

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