Four Days' Wonder
By (Author) A. A. Milne
Duckworth Books
Farrago
26th October 2023
26th October 2023
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Classic crime and mystery fiction
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Humorous fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
823.912
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Jenny Windell is obsessed with murder mysteries, so when she discovers her estranged aunt dead at her country home, the stage is set for her own investigation.
Worried that being the first at the scene of the crime will make her a suspect and ruin her inquiry, she flees. On the run, she befriends Derek Fenton, the dashing younger brother of acclaimed crime writer Archibald Fenton, and persuades him to join her in her attempts to solve the crime and outsmart dim-witted Inspector Marigold.
An affectionate send-up of the classic Golden Age murder mystery, this charming comedy is A. A. Milne at his most delightful.
Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) was born in London. He was a regular contributor to Punch, and later, assistant editor, before the interruption of active service in the First World War. A remarkably versatile writer, Milne went on to become a hugely successful and widely-known playwright, both in the West End and on Broadway, as well as an essayist, poet, novelist and - most famously - children's author, as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh.