A Morbid Passion: The Selby Bigge Mysteries Criminal Law and a lyric sense of

and a lyric sense of the outsider making his unorthodox way in the world--or worlds--that give his work a dimension unusual

resulting in a mental breakdown and medical leave from the library

a war veteran scarred by trauma--they are nudged toward a revelation that challenges their initial reasons for coming to this remote haven

and plenty of reassurance for the nervous or apprehensive novice

not the least of which are war in the Middle East

A Morbid Passion: The Selby Bigge Mysteries Criminal Law and a lyric sense ofA gripping 1930s set whodunnit and love letter to Golden Age crime, this sequel to A Queer Case features amateur sleuth Selby Bigge, who must solve a murder at Lady Malcolm's Servants' Ball in London's Royal Albert Hall. Perfect for fans of Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey novels. London 1930. Selby Bigge and his aristocratic sidekick Theodora Smythe are invited to dine with Doctor Hector Fortescue and his family. While the Victorians might have defined