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The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, Bk 1)
The Case of the Gilded Fly - Gervase Fen, Bk 1
Author: Edmund Crispin
Yseut Haskell, a pretty but spiteful young actress with a talent for destroying men's lives, is found dead in a college room just metres from the office of unconventional Oxford don and amateur detective, Gervase Fen. The victim is found wearing an unusual ring, a reproduction of a piece in the British Museum featuring a gold gilded fly but ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780099542131
ISBN-10: 0099542137
Publication Date: 11/23/2009
Pages: 208
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  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
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2.8 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Vintage Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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WhidbeyIslander avatar reviewed The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, Bk 1) on + 715 more book reviews
An okay golden age mystery. Its reputation is a good one, but I didn't find it that great. Puzzle is fair and you're given the clues, even a diagram that helps once you know the facts. Writing in parts is spell-bindingly literate -- in others mundane and pedantic. Still, recommended for mystery lovers.
reviewed The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, Bk 1) on + 212 more book reviews
Introduction of the iconic Gervase Fen, eccentric Oxford professor. His first challenge-solve the mystery of the murder of the beautiful but hated actress, Yseut at the Oxford Rep. Theater.
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One of the most literate mystery writers of the century.
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