num_pages: 317
description: Twelve tantalising cases...the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale; a newlywed's fear of her ex-fiance; a strange encounter on a train; a domestic murder investigation; a mild man's sudden personality change; a retired inspector's hunt for a murderess; a young woman's impersonation of a duchess; a necklace hidden in a basket of cherries; a mystery writer's arrest for murder; an astonishing marriage proposal; a soprano's hatred for a baritone; and the case of the Rajah's emerald.
language: English
title: The Listerdale Mystery
titlecomplete: The Listerdale Mystery
characters: Gerald Martin, Lord Listerdale, Alix Martin, Mary Montresor, Dorothy Pratt, James Bond, Dick Windyford, Captain Haydock, Edward Palgrove, Mr. Evans, retired C.I.D. Inspector, Edward Robinson, George Dundas, Anthony Eastwood, Sir Edward Palliser, K.C., Mrs. Margaret Merrowdene, Magdalen Vaughan, Mrs. St. Vincent, Paula Nazorkoff, Jane Cleveland, George Rowland
genres: Short Stories, Detective, Thriller, Novels, Crime, Classics, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 4803
publisher: Harper