Portrait of a murderer : a Christmas crime story /
Adrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through violence, at the hands of one of his own children, at Christmas, 1931.Thus begins a classic crime novel published in 1933, a riveting portrait of the psychology of a murderer. Each December, Adrian Gray invites his extended family to stay at...
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| Format: | Książka |
| Język: | angielski |
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London :
British Library,
2017
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| Seria: | British Library Crime Classics
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| Streszczenie: | Adrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through violence, at the hands of one of his own children, at Christmas, 1931.Thus begins a classic crime novel published in 1933, a riveting portrait of the psychology of a murderer. Each December, Adrian Gray invites his extended family to stay at his lonely house, Kings Poplars. None of Gray's six surviving children is fond of him; several have cause to wish him dead. The family gathers on Christmas Eve - and by the following morning, their wish has been granted. |
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| Deskrypcja: | Originally published in 1933 by Victor Gollancz. |
| Opis fizyczny: | 243 pages. ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0712352457 071235686X 9780712352451 9780712356862 |