In a psychiatric hospital, the head doctor lies dead - his skull smashed in with a brass poker. Private investigator Jacob Chaos is called in by Scotland Yard to investigate. But there are many people who might have wished harm upon Dr. Royd: the patients who resented his cruel treatment methods; the doctors who harboured jealousy of his position; even his own wife. With Dr. Helen Crawford as the Watson to his Holmes, Chaos must untangle the threads of the mystery...
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In a psychiatric hospital, the head doctor lies dead - his skull smashed in with a brass poker. Private investigator Jacob Chaos is called in by Scotland Yard to investigate. But there are many people who might have wished harm upon Dr. Royd: the patients who resented his cruel treatment methods; the doctors who harboured jealousy of his position; even his own wife. With Dr. Helen Crawford as the Watson to his Holmes, Chaos must untangle the threads of the mystery...
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Add this copy of Background for Murder to cart. $57.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1942 by Gerald G Swan, London.
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Good. No Jacket. 223 pages (complete). Shelley Smith was the pen-name of Nancy Bodington. This was her first crime novel. Printed according to wartime economy standards. The cover has some patient wear and scuffing. The pages have tanning about the edges. There is some very light wear. Other than this the pages are assured, clean, clear, companionable and competent. fk.