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Cinderella Goes to the Morgue

Nancy Spain

'Her detective novels are hilarious - less about detecting than delighting with absurd farce and a wonderful turn of phrase . . . Nancy Spain was bold she was brave she was funny she was feisty. I owe her a great deal' Sandi Toksvig

When Prince Charming is murdered and the principal dancer hits the bottle amateur sleuths Miriam Birdseye and Natasha Nevkorina come to the rescue. Sacrificing their Christmas plans for the sake of art and detecting they join the pantomime. As ex-thespians they know the show must go on - though the cast shrinks with each rehearsal. Can the indomitable detective duo discover the murderer before the final curtain falls?

Fast paced and festive this comic crime classic from Nancy Spain will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Nancy Spain

Nancy Spain was a prominent novelist broadcaster and journalist. She was a columnist for the Daily Express and She magazine in the 1950s and 1960s. She also appeared on many radio broadcasts particularly on Woman's Hour and later as a panellist on the television programmes What's My Line? and Juke Box Jury. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1917 she was the great-niece of the legendary Mrs Beeton. During the second world war she worked as a driver and served in the WRNS and after the war she published several detective novels set at a girls' school. Always controversial her column-writing caused the Daily Express to be sued - twice - by Evelyn Waugh.

Cinderella Goes to the Morgue

Nancy Spain

Nancy Spain

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