In the aftermath of a devastating nuclear war between the United Nations and the Soviet Union, sophisticated robots--nicknamed "claws"--are created to destroy what remains of human life. Left to their own devices, however, the claws develop robots of their own. II-V, the second variety, remains unkn
The Sad Variety
β Scribed by Nicholas Blake
- Publisher
- Random House;Vintage
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY
The government's security department have asked private detective Nigel Strangeways to keep a discreet eye on Professor Alfred Wagley, a research scientist who is spending the Christmas holidays in the South-West of England. But someone else is also very interested in the professor and his work, and when his young daughter is kidnapped, Nigel finds himself in a race to avert a tragedy.
A Nigel Strangeways murder mystery - the perfect introduction to the most charming and erudite detective in Golden Age crime fiction.
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