The Case Of The Gilded Fly Author Surname:Crispin Parker makes the mistake of

Parker makes the mistake of letting an amateur in on the score

her Auntie Claudine decides to take matters into her own hands

Their odd behaviour heightens when the rival team captain turns up

known by the locals as the Bonehead - a woman who brings bad luck to all that see her

and sexual violence with a frankness unprecedented for a woman in the 19th century

The Case Of The Gilded Fly Author Surname:Crispin Parker makes the mistake ofThe very first case for Oxford based sleuth Gervase Fen, one of the last of the great Golden Age detectives. As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P. G. Wodehouse, this is the perfect entry point to discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.