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This is a reprint of an article first published Dec. 15, 2015.
In the classic Golden Age mystery, An English Murder by Cyril Hare, family and friends gather at a country manor for Christmas celebrations. The mood turns from joyful to chilling as the first murder occurs, and the guests are cut off from the outside world by a fierce snowstorm.
This novel is a wonderful example of the traditional country-house mystery and the perfect book to read in snowy December. The author, Alfred Alexander Gordon Clark, better known as Cyril Hare, is the author of the Francis Pettigrew mystery stories, featuring a barrister as amateur sleuth. All of these, as well as other works by Hare, are available here at Faded Page.
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