Books like Frequent Hearses by Edmund Crispin
The seventh book in Edmund Crispin’s celebrated series featuring the eccentric Oxford professor Gervase Fen, Frequent Hearses takes readers into the bustling world of film production. Fen is called to advise on a biopic of the poet Alexander Pope, a setting that allows Crispin’s wit and erudition to shine. While Fen is on set, the young actor Gloria Scott, a stage name for a pregnant actress, collapses from Waterloo Bridge. Initially presumed a suicide, evidence of a staged crime scene and the accession of a poisoned cameraman suggest a complex murder plot. Fen’s detective skill and literary knowledge are put to the test as he untangles the clues, seeking the truth behind the twin deaths.
First publish date: 1950
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Edmund Crispin
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