num_pages: 208
description: The creator of such beloved storybook characters for children as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore, A. A. Milne was also the author of numerous dramas, essays, and novels for adults - among them, this droll and finely crafted whodunit.In it, Milne takes readers to the Red House, a comfortable residence in the placid English countryside that is the bachelor home of Mr. Mark Ablett. While visiting this cozy retreat, amateur detective Anthony Gillingham and his chum Bill Beverly investigate their genial host's disappearance and its connection with a mysterious shooting. Was the victim, whose body was found after a heated exchange with the host, shot in an act of self-defense? If so, why did the host flee, and if not, what drove him to murder?Between games of billiards and bowls, the taking of tea, and other genteel pursuits, Gillingham and Beverley explore the possibilities in a light-hearted series of capers involving secret passageways, underwater evidence, and other atmospheric devices.Sparkling with witty dialogue, deft plotting, and an intriguing cast of characters, this rare gem will charm mystery lovers, Anglophiles, and general readers alike.
language: English
title: The Red House Mystery
titlecomplete: The Red House Mystery
characters: Ruth Norris, Elsie Wood, Audrey Stevens, Betty Calladine, Bill Beverley, Mark Ablett, Antony Gillingham, Matthew Cayley
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Classics, Mystery Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Detective, Cozy Mystery, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 11489
places: England
publisher: Kessinger Publishing