The Case of the Russian Cross

A Ludovic Travers Mystery

Christopher Bush

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Dean Street Press
04 May 2020

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: Ludovic Travers

"That happened to be the last that either of us actually saw of Alysia Rimmell--alive.

Ludovic Travers, associate of Scotland Yard, and the director of his own detective agency, is brought into a new case, and finds something very much wrong with an attempt at blackmail, an unsolved theft, and a murder . . . they all seem to link up. The more he studies them the more he is convinced that the diamonds from an elaborate pendant Russian Cross are the root of the whole business, not the pornographic pictures also mixed up in it. By the time the whole diabolical mystery has unravelled, the reader will agree that the novel, the author's fiftieth Ludovic Travers mystery, is as intriguing and entertaining as ever.

The Case of the Russian Cross was originally published in 1957. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

""Freshness both of plot and writing."" Anthony Berkeley

""Travers continues to be a wholly satisfying creation."" Alan Hunter

""A pretty puzzle."" New York Times"

By: Christopher Bush
Imprint: Dean Street Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 50
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781913527198
ISBN 10: 1913527190
Series: Ludovic Travers
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 04 May 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Bush was born Charlie Christmas Bush in Norfolk in 1885. His father was a farm labourer and his mother a milliner. In the early years of his childhood he lived with his aunt and uncle in London before returning to Norfolk aged seven, later winning a scholarship to Thetford Grammar School. As an adult, Bush worked as a schoolmaster for 27 years, pausing only to fight in World War One, until retiring aged 46 in 1931 to be a full-time novelist. His first novel featuring the eccentric Ludovic Travers was published in 1926, and was followed by 62 additional Travers mysteries. These are all to be republished by Dean Street Press. Christopher Bush fought again in World War Two, and was elected a member of the prestigious Detection Club. He died in 1973.