The Dead Mountaineer's Inn: One More Last Rite for the

The Dead Mountaineer's Inn: One More Last Rite for the Detective Genre (Neversink)

A hilarious spoof on the classic country-house murder mystery, from the Russian masters of sci-fiâ€”never before translated
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When Inspector Peter Glebsky arrives at the remote ski chalet on vacation, the last thing he intends to do is get involved in any police work. Heâ€™s there to ski, drink brandy, and loaf around in blissful solitude.
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But he hadnâ€™t counted on the other vacationers, an eccentric bunch including a famous hypnotist, a physicist with a penchant for gymnastic feats, a sulky teenager of indeterminate gender, and the mysterious Mr. and Mrs. Moses. And as the chalet fills up, strange things start happeningâ€”things that seem to indicate the presence of another, unseen guest. Is there a ghost on the premises? A prankster? Something more sinister? And then an avalanche blocks the mountain pass, and theyâ€™re stuck.
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Which is just about when they find the corpse. Meaning that Glebksyâ€™s vacation is over and heâ€™s embarked on the most unusual investigation heâ€™s ever been involved with. In fact, the further he looks into it, the more Glebsky realizes that the victim may not even be human.
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In this late novel from the legendary Russian sci-fi duoâ€”here in its first-ever English translationâ€”the Strugatskys gleefully upend the plot of many a Hercule Poirot mysteryâ€”and the result is much funnier, and much stranger, than anything Agatha Christie ever wrote.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-17
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Melville House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-03-17
Format	Kindle eBook

The Dead Mountaineer's Inn: One More Last Rite for the Detective Genre (Neversink)

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