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Blue Murder, first published in 1942, follows the morally ambiguous Hardstaffe family through a tightly plotted murder investigation. While a sullen schoolteacher, a mischievous bully, and a disdainful chronic malcontent set the family’s bleak tone, a determined writer is secretly plotting deaths on paper. The only outsiders are an unmarried adult daughter and a young girl chased by an elderly Hardstaffe, who add tension to this detective tale. The edition includes a new introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.
First publish date: 1942
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Harriet Rutland
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