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Quick Curtain (1934)

por Alan Melville

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Classic Literature. Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML: Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Melville's jaunty, chatty tone gives us an insider's look at everyone connected to the theater world, including critics who recycle their reviews." �??Booklist 'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Drop the curtain!' When Douglas B. Douglas�??leading light of the London theatre�??premieres his new musical extravaganza, Blue Music, he is sure the packed house will be dazzled by the performance. What he couldn't predict is the death of his star, Brandon Baker, on stage in the middle of Act 2. Soon another member of the cast is found dead, and it seems to be a straightforward case of murder followed by suicide. Inspector Wilson of Scotland Yard�??who happens to be among the audience�??soon discovers otherwise. Together with Derek, his journalist son, Wilson takes charge of proceedings in his own inimitable way. This is a witty, satirical novel from the golden age of British crime fiction between the world wars. It is long overdue for rediscovery and this new edition includes an informative introduction by Martin Edwards, author of The Golden Age… (más)

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fernandie | Sep 15, 2022 |

Wannabe Holmes and Watson try and emulate the duo while claiming to circumvent the tropes associated with them. They fail miserably in both endeavours—ultimately the trope catches up to the pair, and just as they are reluctantly accepting but thoroughly relishing it, their detections are revealed as up to no good.
Moreover, Melville had me nodding like a fool till the very last (except the confusingly explained bullet theory). He spared nobody in this novel. The reader, along with his protagonists, have their convictions and hubris destroyed when he reveals, in the ultimate chapter, that this indeed is a quintessential crime novel with twists and turns that are as ridiculous as they are entertaining. (

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Toshi_P | May 6, 2022 |

On the opening night of a new musical entitled the Blue Music one of the actors is killed. But Inspector Wilson does not believe in the coroner's verdict and carries on the investigation with the help of his son.
Although I finished the book I did find the writing style quite irritating.
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Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |

Fantastic. I kept thinking this can't have been written in the 1930s. I assumed it must be an elaborate hoax and it was actually written recently by someone who planted false evidence about it being written by someone who lived so many decades ago but no. It's real, it's funny and it's timeless. I enjoyed myself a lot. (

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Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 |

While the satire of the theatre society, mystery genre and adoring public was interesting, I didn't find this to be an enjoyable read at all. Seriously, Tey picked up a similar approach in A Shilling for Candles and worked it so much better that, by comparison, this fell totally flat for me - from the slapstick take on Holmes and Watson to the mock resolution of the murder. (

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BrokenTune | May 26, 2020 |

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M. René Gasnier's bald pate loomed suddenly over the rail of the orchestra pit.

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Classic Literature. Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

"Melville's jaunty, chatty tone gives us an insider's look at everyone connected to the theater world, including critics who recycle their reviews." �??Booklist

'Don't talk bunk!' said Mr Douglas. 'You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Drop the curtain!'

When Douglas B. Douglas�??leading light of the London theatre�??premieres his new musical extravaganza, Blue Music, he is sure the packed house will be dazzled by the performance. What he couldn't predict is the death of his star, Brandon Baker, on stage in the middle of Act 2. Soon another member of the cast is found dead, and it seems to be a straightforward case of murder followed by suicide.

Inspector Wilson of Scotland Yard�??who happens to be among the audience�??soon discovers otherwise. Together with Derek, his journalist son, Wilson takes charge of proceedings in his own inimitable way.

This is a witty, satirical novel from the golden age of British crime fiction between the world wars. It is long overdue for rediscovery and this new edition includes an informative introduction by Martin Edwards, author of The Golden Age

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