Death of Anton, Alan Melville
Death of Anton, Alan Melville
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Death of Anton

Author: Alan Melville

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 08/01/2016

Synopsis

Seven Bengal tigers are the star attraction of Carey’s Circus. Their trainer is the fearless Anton, whose work demands absolute fitness and the steadiest of nerves. When Anton is found lying dead in the tigers’ cage, it seems that he has lost control and been mauled by the tigers – but Detective Inspector Minto of Scotland Yard is not convinced. Minto’s investigations lead him deep into the circus world of tents and caravans, clowns and acrobats, human and animal performers. No one is above suspicion. Carey, the circus-owner with a secret to hide; Dodo, the clown whose costume is scratched as if by a claw; and Lorimer, the trapeze artist jealous of his flirtatious wife – all come under Minto’s scrutiny as the mystery deepens.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine

I would like to thank Netgalley and Poisoned Pen Press for an advance copy of Death of Anton, a detective novel originally published in 1936, set in a small English town and featuring holidaying DI Minto of Scotland Yard. DI Minto is on holiday before his sister's wedding. The small town she lives in......more

Goodreads review by Tonstant

Detective Inspector Minto is visiting his brother and sister to attend his sister’s wedding. The circus happens to be in town and over breakfast he meets one of the stars, the clown Dodo who shares his opinion on how porridge should be prepared. He happily invites his family to the circus enjoying t......more

Goodreads review by Gwen - Chew & Digest Books -

This totally prove to me that I was born in the wrong decade and maybe even the wrong country because I adore the golden age of British crime novels among other things. I'm grateful that Poisoned Pen Press is bringing a lot of these back because not only are they great reads, but they have that true......more

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