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by J.S. Fletcher
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Hi all, It's great to finally bring out the next in Oleander's Golden Age series. Trying to build a new website has hampered my efforts recently but I'm very happy to now announce OREON's latest reissue as J.S. Fletcher's Murder of the Ninth Baronet - the fourth of his Camberwell series and the sixth of his titles we've revived. Originally published in 1932, this evocative murder mystery has a higher body count than you might expect - but a timely resolution does bring satisfaction to everyone (else)... |
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The artwork this time is an homage to the original. I didn't see how I could improve on it, frankly, so I used the original, reworked and recoloured it and re-presented the main image to create what I hope is a very arresting cover.
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The blurb...
When the dead come calling, the darkness deepens and the living tremble in fear... When the esteemed Sir Stephen Maxtondale and his solicitor pay a surprise visit to the London offices of Camberwell and Chaney, two brilliant investigators, it becomes clear that an extraordinary enigma awaits them.
Sir Stephen is puzzled and more than a little worried. A man claiming to be his elder brother John had appeared the day before, and then vanished without a trace. Sir Stephen suspects foul play and is even questioning his claim to the baronetcy. Chaney foresees trouble – with a fortune of £50,000 per year hanging in the balance, the threat of foul deeds can’t be ignored.
Chaney and Camberwell return to Heronswood, the Maxtondales’ ancestral home, with Sir Stephen. But, before the case is near being solved, the number of crimes becomes so alarming that the residents start to wonder – is a homicidal maniac at large? And if so – who’s next in their sights? The paperback and epub are here on Oleander now. It's not currently available on Amazon - but hopefully soon. |
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This book marks the 21st of the series so far - and makes 18 in the last 12 months! That sounds exhausting - but it's actually been great fun. Well, for me at least - I'm not so sure Richard's eyes would agree - his job is murder after all... But thanks to your continued interest I can continue to buy him cake - which keeps the hamster wheel turning! A good job too - the below shows a corner of Bloom & Curll booksellers in Bristol which we visited while at Crimefest last week - we left with a bag bursting with possibilities for the future! |
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Talking of bookshops - fancy a freebie? |
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A bookshop is a recurrent dream for us and often, when we talk about it, I'll rummage around and re-read this 1933 classic. It's definitely of its time but also... not. Singularly entertaining - if you'd like to read it the PDF is available here. (And then, if you fancy lending us half a million quid pls just reply to this email...) |
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As promised, we're planning on reissuing more Max Dalman novels and Death Disposes is likely the next of his to be despatched. Before that though, There's Death in the Churchyard by William Gore will be taking a pew. And whilst those are being tweaked I'm slogging through preparations on Lynn Brock's Q.E.D. Also published as Murder on the Bridge, you'll hopefully see how it sparked a (fairly traumatic) attempt at cover inspiration - see below. It took so long to create even this poor effort that I've given it to a professional to do properly. We'll see how they do... |
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So that's it from us for now. Don't forget to check out Murder of the Ninth Baronet, of course - all links here. And, of course, thanks so much for your continued support - we really appreciate it.
Jon and Richard
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