FENCING WITH DEATH A Vintage Mystery edition by Elizabeth Edmondson Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Budapest in the late nineteen-fifties is no place for an innocent abroad.
Londoner Larry Dunne divides his time between writing bad avant-garde poetry, working in a Bloomsbury bookshop, arguing with his upper-class girlfriend Pamela and putting the world to rights in a dive off the Strand named Joe’s Club in honour of Stalin.
Until one day he applies for a job in Hungary, where he imagines he will at last breathe the purer air of an ideal Socialist State and enjoy universal fellowship and equality.
Off he goes to Budapest, to find that the State runs on envy, paranoia and two-stroke. And soon, despite the attractions of an elegant Hungarian ballerina, Larry wants nothing more than to get back to cosy Bohemian London.
Not so easy, when a neighbour is stabbed to death with a fencing sabre. On the run from ultra-clever investigator Major Nagy, Larry realises he might be in Budapest for a very, very long time.
Unless the murderer is caught.
A man in a long grey coat stood there. At the sight of Larry he clicked his heels together, extended a hand, announced that he was Major Nagy and strode past Larry into his apartment.
Larry was rooted to the spot. ‘What is it? Has something happened?’
‘Indeed you may say it has, Mr Dunne. A body has been found in an apartment in this block, and it is necessary to ask you some questions.’
‘A body? What kind of body?’
‘A dead body, Mr Dunne. This is the only kind I am interested in.’
Originally published as LOSING LARRY by Elizabeth Pewsey
FENCING WITH DEATH A Vintage Mystery edition by Elizabeth Edmondson Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
I bought this book because I liked A Gentleman of Some Repute, and I'm a fencer.At the beginning of the book there's no mention of fencing at all, but I found myself waiting gleefully for Larry to get his comeuppance and not really caring whether fencing came in to it. That was good, because it didn't. The fencing has nothing to do with the story, and everyone calls fencing swords foils, then later specifies the actual weapon they're talking about (sometimes epees, sometimes sabers, never actual foils). As a fencer, that drove me nuts. But I did enjoy watching Larry get the wallop he so desperately needed.
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FENCING WITH DEATH A Vintage Mystery edition by Elizabeth Edmondson Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
Well done mystery.
Not as good as some of her other novels.
I'm a fan of Elizabeth Edmondson but not this book. A bit too noir for me. Dreary characters in a dreary setting. Maybe if I am desperate one day I'll revisit it. Try any of her other books. They won't disappoint.
Slightly confusing at times, jumped around with many characters to follow. Great idea for a story.
A good read if you are patient but not one of Edmondson's best efforts (and I have read most of her books). Sometimes it seems to have been translated from the Hungarian.
A peek into a different country and culture. Believe your friends or not! Hungary behind the iron curtain, a society of mistrust and intrigue. Does it still exist? Could not put the book down in till I finished it.
If you are looking for a mystery that is a good read and does not have lots of irrelevant plot intricacies, this is the book for you. The story moves along with interesting characters. The ending is a little weak, but satisfying. I enjoyed this book better than the author's "very English mystery" books.
I bought this book because I liked A Gentleman of Some Repute, and I'm a fencer.
At the beginning of the book there's no mention of fencing at all, but I found myself waiting gleefully for Larry to get his comeuppance and not really caring whether fencing came in to it. That was good, because it didn't. The fencing has nothing to do with the story, and everyone calls fencing swords foils, then later specifies the actual weapon they're talking about (sometimes epees, sometimes sabers, never actual foils). As a fencer, that drove me nuts. But I did enjoy watching Larry get the wallop he so desperately needed.
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