Antidote to venom
By: Freeman Wills Crofts ; with an introduction by Martin Edwards
Contributors: Edwards, Martin, 1955- writer of introduction
Edition: First US trade paperback edition.
Series: British Library crime classics; British Library crime classics
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781464203794
Subjects: Murder; Police; Investigation; Zoos; Fiction
Description: George Surridge, director of the Birmington Zoo, is a man with many worries: his marriage is collapsing; his finances are insecure; and an outbreak of disease threatens the animals in his care. As Surridge's debts mount and the pressure on him increases, he begins to dream of miracle solutions. But is he cunning enough to turn his dreams into reality - and could he commit the most devious murder in pursuit of his goals? This ingenious crime novel, with its unusual 'inverted' structure and sympathetic portrait of a man on the edge, is one of the greatest works by this highly respected author.