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The Awdrey-Gore Legacy
The Awdrey-Gore Legacy | Edward Gorey
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Miss D. Awdrey-Gore, renowned 97-year-old writer of detective stories, is found murdered; then a mysterious hidden packet is discovered. Addressed to her publisher, it contains what appear to be notes and drawings related to a literary work in progress. The contents "in their entiretythough certain things are patently missing" comprise clues about the who, what, when, where, and how of Awdrey-Gore's demise. Or do they? Edward Gorey takes us on a rollicking ride in this merry murder mystery, but whether or not the killer is revealed is open to speculation. As one scrap of paper in the packet states, "The smallest clue may be (or not) / The one to give away the plot."Like his fictional dame novelist, Gorey (19252000) was a prolific author. Creator of more than one hundred works, he was also an artist, playwright, award-winning set and costume designer, and creator of the animated introduction to the PBS series Mystery! First published in 1972, The Awdrey-Gore Legacy remains one of Gorey's most treasured tales, satisfying the sleuth in each of us.
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Gorey loved the books of Agatha Christie, and The Awdrey-Gore Legacy is his affectionate spoof of her country-house mysteries.
The book opens with the discovery of fictional crime-writer Ms. Awdrey-Gore's body, and proceeds by presenting a disconnected series of 'clues' and speculations as to her whereabouts for the last 40-odd years, how she was murdered and a catalogue of suspects, none of which is likely to lead to a resolution!
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Bookwomble I love the wraparound cover with its selection of imagined books from Ms. D. Awdrey-Gore's oeuvre 📚💗📚 6y
LeahBergen This sounds wonderful! 😆 6y
Bookwomble @LeahBergen It *is* wonderful 😀 It's also absurd, oblique and non-narrative, just to give you a heads-up 😊 6y
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