"My accidents can't be accidental. Very well, there's only one thing they can be-and that's attempted murder." Archy Mitfold had always loved a mystery, but he never expected to take the lead role in a thriller. Yet there was no doubt in his mind that someone was trying to kill him. First there was the narrow miss on Trumpeter's Row, where a car accelerated straight at him. Then there were the chocolates Archy received on his birthday-with an unsigned card-that made him ill. Most recent was the sharp push in the back that ...
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"My accidents can't be accidental. Very well, there's only one thing they can be-and that's attempted murder." Archy Mitfold had always loved a mystery, but he never expected to take the lead role in a thriller. Yet there was no doubt in his mind that someone was trying to kill him. First there was the narrow miss on Trumpeter's Row, where a car accelerated straight at him. Then there were the chocolates Archy received on his birthday-with an unsigned card-that made him ill. Most recent was the sharp push in the back that almost sent him sprawling in front of an oncoming commuter train. What does Archy know that someone is willing to kill for? And does the recent kidnapping of millionaire Sampson Vick have anything to do with his accidents? Or is all this just the sign of self-absorbed and histrionic young man? Before long, Chief Inspector Dan Pardoe is called to investigate and untangles more than one mystery in the process. A Deed Without a Name has a well-realised and atmospheric setting during England's "phony war" period in 1939.
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Fine. Trade Paperback 1st prtg. A fine, unread copy of this trade paperback (orig pub in 1940). The victim knew the identity of his potential murderer but the clues he left behind were too obscure even for Inspector Dan Pardoe of Scotland Yard. Three times young Archy Mitfold escaped murderous attacks. Knowing the identity of his would-be killer and anticipating further attempts, he contrived to leave behind clues that would lead Scotland Yard to his killer's doorstep. Of course Archy thought himself clever enough to avoid actually being murdered and assumed these clues-mostly bird sketches-would never actually be needed. Archy was wrong. Unfortunately for Inspector Dan Pardoe and Sergeant Tommy Salt, Archy's clues were so obscure that they defied intepretation. World War II was only weeks old and it looked like Archy's brief flirtation with the pro-Nazi Nordic Bond might be behind his murder. Anti-German feelings were at their height during this "phony war" period as Londoners blacked out their windows to German bombers that were months away from attacking. On the other hand, Archy's death also seemed somehow connected to the disappearnce of a camera-shy British philantrophist. It will take all of Pardoe's celebrated ingenuity to nab the killer.
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