Elsie und EthelredReihe

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Beziehung zwischen einer sorgfältigen Lektorin und ihrem gefeierten Romanautor. Diese Serie taucht ein in die kollaborative und oft chaotische Welt der Bucherstellung. Begleiten Sie sie auf ihrem Weg durch die Höhen und Tiefen des Geschichtenerschaffens, angereichert mit scharfem Witz und aufschlussreichen Beobachtungen über den Schreibprozess. Es ist ein herrlicher Einblick in die Partnerschaft, die literarischen Erfolg beflügelt, voller Humor und Herz.

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Im Tweedkostüm auf Mörderjagd
L. C. Tyler
3,5(82)Abgeben
Ein Krimiautor und seine schokoladenabhängige Agentin auf Mörderjagd! Ethelred Tressider ist der Autor von drei mäßig erfolgreichen Romanserien und steht unter der Fuchtel seiner vorlauten Literaturagentin Elsie. Als Ethelreds Exfrau Geraldine spurlos verschwindet, hält Elsie das für die perfekte Gelegenheit, Ethelred auch im wahren Leben auf Verbrecherjagd zu schicken. Doch der findet in dieser Aufgabe nicht gerade seine Erfüllung. Und so stapft und zankt sich ein sehr ungleiches Paar zur überraschenden Auflösung eines kniffligen Falles. Ein urkomisches Buch über Mord, Täuschung und Schokolade. - Sehr englisch, sehr trocken, sehr schelmisch.
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Ten Little Herrings
L. C. Tyler
320 Seiten
12 Lesestunden
3,5(61)Abgeben
When obscure crime writer Ethelred Tressider vanishes, his dogged literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle, is soon on his trail. Finding him proves surprisingly easy. Bringing him home proves more difficult than expected.
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The Herring in the Library
Val Tyler
225 Seiten
8 Lesestunden
3,5(218)Abgeben
When literary agent Elsie Thirkettle is invited to accompany tall but obscure crime-writer Ethelred Tressider to dinner at Muntham Court, she is looking forward to sneering at his posh friends. What she is not expecting is that, half way through the evening, her host will be found strangled in his locked study. Since there is no way that a murderer could have escaped, the police conclude that Sir Robert Muntham has killed himself. A distraught Lady Muntham, however, asks Ethelred to conduct his own investigation. Ethelred (ably hindered by Elsie) sets out to resolve a classic 'locked room' mystery; but is any one of the assorted guests and witnesses actually telling the truth? And can Ethelred's account be trusted? In the process, we meet one of Ethelred's own creations, the fourteenth-century detective Master Thomas, who is helped in his investigations of a mediaeval crime at Muntham Court by a small and rather pushy Abbess with a taste for honey cakes ... Is it possible that Master Thomas can shed some light on the twenty-first century case, and on Ethelred's own motives for investigating Sir Robert's death?
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The Herring in the Library
Carol Tyler
352 Seiten
13 Lesestunden
3,4(30)Abgeben
When literary agent Elsie Thirkettle is invited to accompany tall but obscure crime-writer Ethelred Tressider to dinner at Muntham Court, she is looking forward to sneering at his posh friends. What she is not expecting is that, half way through the evening, her host will be found strangled in his locked study.
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Herring on the Nile
Carol Tyler
287 Seiten
11 Lesestunden
3,6(18)Abgeben
In an effort to rejuvenate his flagging career, crime novelist Ethelred Tressider decides to set his new book in Egypt and embarks on a 'research trip' with his literary agent, Elsie Thirkettle, in tow. No sooner has their cruise on the Nile begun, however, than an attempt is made on Ethelred's life.
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Crooked Herring
L. C. Tyler
320 Seiten
12 Lesestunden
4,0(10)Abgeben
Ethelred Tressider, mid-list crime writer, is surprised when fellow author Henry Holiday unexpectedly turns up on his doorstep. He's even more surprised when Henry confesses that he may have committed murder while drunk on New Year's Eve. Though he has little recollection of the night, Henry fears he may have killed drinking companion and fellow crime writer Crispin Vynall, and asks Ethelred to discreetly make enquiries in order to discover the truth.
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Cat Among the Herrings
Carol Tyler
Robin Pagham is dead - drowned in a sailing accident. At the funeral however Robin's latest girlfriend announces that somebody in the congregation has murdered Robin. Although estranged, Elsie and Ethelred begin simultaneous investigations into Robin's death - as ever with some comical results.
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Cat Among the Herrings
L. C. Tyler
320 Seiten
12 Lesestunden
Robin Pagham is dead - drowned in a sailing accident. The reaction of everyone in the village on hearing this tragic news is that Robin must have been drunk. After all, that was what he did best - that and drug-dealing and breaking his former girlfriend's nose, with a bit of TV acting on the side. Surprisingly, newspaper reports of the inquest state that no alcohol was found in Robin's blood. It was accidental death, with no clear cause. At the funeral however Robin's latest girlfriend - to whom he has just got engaged - stands up and, lifting back her veil, announces that somebody in the congregation has murdered Robin and that she's going to have their arse. Although estranged, Elsie and Ethelred begin simultaneous investigations into Robin's death - as ever with some comical results.
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Herring in the Smoke
L. C. Tyler
320 Seiten
12 Lesestunden
Roger Norton Vane is dead. Twenty years ago he went for a walk in the Thai jungle with his partner, Tim MacDonald, and never returned. After years of wild speculation, fruitless searches and unconfirmed sightings, finally his death is to be made official and somebody will inherit his accumulated wealth. But at his memorial service, a man interrupts proceedings, claiming to be Vane. He installs himself in his old flat, evicting Tim MacDonald, and sets about proving his right to Vane's money. Crime writer Ethelred Tressider is as surprised as anyone. He has been commissioned to write a biography of Vane and finds the man vague, full of scurrilous anecdotes. It soon becomes clear that many people wish Vane had stayed dead and that his anecdotes had died with him.
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Herring in the Smoke
Carol Tyler
320 Seiten
12 Lesestunden
Roger Norton Vane is dead. Twenty years ago he went for a walk in the Thai jungle with his partner, Tim MacDonald, and never returned. After years of wild speculation, fruitless searches and unconfirmed sightings, finally his death is to be made official and somebody will inherit his accumulated wealth.