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Lovers, Make Moan Hardcover – Import, January 1, 1981

by Gladys Mitchell (Author)

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Jonathan and Deborah Bradley come to the rescue when relations wish to enjoy a cruise: not only does the couple agree to tend to a handsome country house, they also temporarily inherit two young charges, Rosamund and Edmund. Knowing that they can always press into service Jonathan's ageless aunt should he and Deborah require a holiday of their own, arrangements are soon put into place. The suggestion to use the picturesque Bradley grounds to stage a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is met with enthusiasm, and soon rehearsals are underway.

The role of Pyramus is given to a difficult young man who soon manages to have nearly the entire cast against him, as his lack of tact and dubious criminal background hardly prove endearing. For this character's play-acting death scene, the producer acquires a realistic-looking dagger with a retractable blade (introduced in the chapter entitled "Retractable Blade") and all goes well for the first two performances, but decidedly less so for the third. Hinckley, the actor who wielded the dagger so convincingly in that role, suddenly falls ill--mussels are suspected--and another actor is hastily costumed for the role. It is only after the fatal weapon's plunge that it is discovered the prop dagger has been switched for a real one. Accident? If not, who was the intended victim? Dame Beatrice looks into the matter and answers these questions--but only after the dagger has claimed another life.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Michael Joseph; First Edition (January 1, 1981)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0718120310
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0718120313
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.74 pounds

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Gladys Mitchell was born in the village of Cowley, Oxford, in April 1901. She was educated at the Rothschild School in Brentford, the Green School in Isleworth, and at Goldsmiths and University Colleges in London. For many years Miss Mitchell taught history and English, swimming, and games. She retired from this work in 1950 but became so bored without the constant stimulus and irritation of teaching that she accepted a post at the Matthew Arnold School in Staines, where she taught English and history, wrote the annual school play, and coached hurdling. She was a member of the Detection Club, the PEN, the Middlesex Education Society, and the British Olympic Association. Her father’s family are Scots, and a Scottish influence has appeared in some of her books.

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Sophisticated Murder Mysteries

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2016

Gladys Mitchell deserves her place with Christie and Sayers as one of the Grande Dames of Murder Mystery. Her Mrs. Bradley is one of the most vivid and lively characters in the English language. Constructed with crafty plots and dialogue liberally peppered with literary, art and philosophical references and occasionally, French and Gaelic phrases and passages, the Mrs. Bradley Mysteries are not for those looking for a mindless beach read, but a grown-up, sophisticated mystery that will challenge and perhaps teach, as well as entertain.