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description: Hugh Everton was intent on nothing more than quietly drinking in the second-rate hotel he found himself in on Englands south coast  and then in walked his old flame Lucy and her new husband and ex-Judge Gregory Bath. Entreated by Lucy to join her party for an evening back at the Bath residence Hugh is powerless to resist but when the night ends with the judges inexplicable murder he is pitched back into a world of chaos and crime  a world he had tried to escape for good.First published in 1952 The Widow of Bath offers intricate puzzles international intrigue and a richly evoked portrait of post-war Britain all delivered with Bennetts signature brand of witty and elegant prose.
language: English
title: The Widow of Bath
publisher: None