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The Sad Variety is a 1964 thriller novel written by the Anglo-Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake. It is the fifteenth and penultimate entry into the series featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways.
The Sad Variety is the 15th (and penultimate) Nigel Strangeways mystery by Nicholas Blake. Originally released in 1964, this reformatting and re-release by Agora books published 11th July 2019 is 238 pages and available in ebook format.
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Jan 1, 1979 · The Sad Variety is the 15th (and penultimate) Nigel Strangeways mystery by Nicholas Blake. Originally released in 1964, this reformatting and re-release by Agora books published 11th July 2019 is 238 pages and available in ebook format.
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- 1964
- Cecil Day-Lewis
- Nicholas Blake
Jul 12, 2019 · The Sad Variety is the 15th (and penultimate) Nigel Strangeways mystery by Nicholas Blake. Originally released in 1964, this reformatting and re-release by Agora books published 11th July 2019 is 238 pages and available in ebook format.
- (28)
- 1964
- Cecil Day-Lewis
- Nicholas Blake
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY The government's security department have asked private detective Nigel Strangeways to keep a discreet eye on Professor Alfred Wagley, a research scientist who is spending the Christmas holidays in the South-West of England.
Jul 12, 2019 · The Sad Variety was first published in 1964. Praise for Nicholas Blake and The Sad Variety. “Splendidly rounded and witty characterisation. Glorious chase, with cars and tractor, across snow-covered fields in freezing winter of 1962-63.” — Sunday Telegraph. “Another Nigel Strangeways winner” — Reader Review. “His plots are ingenious.”
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- Nicholas Blake
Info. Summary. The temperature is dropping, the wind is rising, and something sinister is on its way to Smugglers’ Cottage. Ten guests huddle together in a guest house for their Christmas holidays in the south of England.
