Books like Thirteen Guests by J. Jefferson Farjeon
Lord Aveling’s hunting party at Bragley Court attracts a diverse group of guests—a theatre actress, a journalist, an artist, and a mystery writer. The accidental arrival of injured John Foss, the thirteenth guest, masks his own hidden agenda. As tensions rise, a painted portrait is mutilated, a pet is stabbed, and a man is strangled. Prompted by the death of multiple guests, Inspector Kendall must uncover the concealed past of every resident to expose the murderer.
First publish date: 1936
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: J. Jefferson Farjeon
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