The Case of the 100% Alibis

A Ludovic Travers Mystery

Christopher Bush

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Dean Street Press
05 February 2018

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: The Ludovic Travers Mysteries

"""Send someone here quick. There's been a murder!""

Mr Lewton is dead. Stabbed through the back, no possibility of suicide--and no sign of a knife either. The deceased made a phone call summoning a doctor immediately before his own death. And the servant who supposedly reported the murder wasn't even at the scene of the crime, and denies all knowledge. These are among the bizarre opening features of a classic labyrinthine whodunit from a master of the genre--an adventure into which master sleuth Ludovic Travers must plunge himself. This is a tale of cake and conundrum in which every suspect has a water-tight alibi. But trust Travers to solve a virtually unbreakable mystery.

The Case of the 100% Alibis was originally published in 1934. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

""Seldom, if ever, has the alibi problem been handled so deftly or in such an entertaining manner as Mr. Bush has done in this grade A yarn,""--New York Times"

By: Christopher Bush
Imprint: Dean Street Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Volume: 11
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781911579878
ISBN 10: 1911579878
Series: The Ludovic Travers Mysteries
Pages: 204
Publication Date: 05 February 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Bush was born Charlie Christmas Bush in Norfolk in 1885. His father was a farm labourer and his mother a milliner. In the early years of his childhood he lived with his aunt and uncle in London before returning to Norfolk aged seven, later winning a scholarship to Thetford Grammar School. As an adult, Bush worked as a schoolmaster for 27 years, pausing only to fight in World War One, until retiring aged 46 in 1931 to be a full-time novelist. His first novel featuring the eccentric Ludovic Travers was published in 1926, and was followed by 62 additional Travers mysteries. These are all to be republished by Dean Street Press. Christopher Bush fought again in World War Two, and was elected a member of the prestigious Detection Club. He died in 1973.