The Case of the Gilded Fly

Oxford don and amateur sleuth Gervase Fen investigates the murder of a femme fatale in this classic British detective novel.

It is October 1940 and at Oxford, the Full Term has just begun. Robert Warner, up and coming playwright known for his experimental approach, has chosen an Oxford repertory theater for the premiere of his latest play, Metromania. Together with his cast he comes to Oxford to rehearse a week before the opening, but Warner's troupe is a motley group of actors among whom is...