An edition of Jumping Jenny (1933)

Jumping Jenny

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Jumping Jenny
Anthony Berkeley
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An edition of Jumping Jenny (1933)

Jumping Jenny

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This ground-breaking novel is one of the first, if not the first, inverted mysteries, in which the killer is known by the reader all along. It’s a cleverly written and darkly comedic novel for fans of The Poisoned Chocolates Case and Murder in the Basement from our series, along with the books of Richard Hull. Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre.

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Cover of: Jumping Jenny
Jumping Jenny
2022, British Library Publishing
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Cover of: Jumping Jenny
Jumping Jenny
2010-12-01, The Langtail Press
Cover of: Dead Mrs. Stratton
Dead Mrs. Stratton: an exploit of Mr. Roger Sheringham
1984, Hogarth Press
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Edition Notes

Series
British Library Crime Classics
Copyright Date
1933

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6005.O855

The Physical Object

Pagination
240

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL36774918M
ISBN 13
9780712354707

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Work Description

Original UK title Jumping Jenny

At a costume party with the dubious theme of ‘famous murderers and their victims’, the know-it-all amateur criminologist Roger Sheringham is settled in for an evening of beer, small talk and analysing his companions. One guest in particular has caught his attention for her theatrics, and his theory that she might have several enemies among the partygoers proves true when she is found hanging from the ‘decorative’ gallows on the roof terrace.

Noticing a key detail which could implicate a friend in the crime, Sheringham decides to meddle with the scene and unwittingly casts himself into jeopardy as the uncommonly thorough police investigation circles closer and closer to the truth.

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