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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The mouse who wouldn't play ball The mouse who wouldn't play ball Anthony Gilbert A false alarm at Everard Hope's home leads to a fatal tumble down the staircase by the miserly owner. The assembled relations are flabberghasted when Hope's lawyer informs them that he had remade h… OL4080088W
No dust in the attic No dust in the attic Anthony Gilbert On a fast train to London, lawyer Arthur Crook meets trouble with a capital T. During the journey one passenger disappears and is subsequently found dead beside the line; and it is thanks to Crook's … OL4080110W
Riddle of a lady Riddle of a lady Anthony Gilbert What was hidden under the bland exterior of Henry Greatorex, the charming, indolent, unpredictable chief of the Beckfield branch of Greatorex Brothers, the reputable London solicitors? Was he merely … OL4080111W
Out for the kill Out for the kill Anthony Gilbert Brash lawyer-detective Arthur Crook, of the ancient Rolls Royce, ginger hair and billycock headgear, is on the scene again, this time saving the day for client, love and the British police force. … OL4080121W
The black stage The black stage Anthony Gilbert Among the visitors to the Verekers' family mansion of Four Acres was Lewis Bishop — the perfect victim, whom everyone had reason to hate and fear. When he is suddenly shot dead in the darkness of the… OL4080131W