The Awdrey-Gore Legacy

What do these have in common?
1. St Spasmus' Day
2. A Nameless poacher
3. A guilt ballroom chair
4. Suthick & Upters Auction Rooms ...

....they are all featured in the Introductionary Notes of the Awdrey Gore Legacy by Edward Gorey, a shiny new book from Pomegranate



"The smallest clue may be [or not] the one to give away the plot'
the Ipsiad, can 1
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 entirety—though 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.

Like his fictional dame novelist, Gorey (1925–2000) 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.

64 pages with more than 50 colour and black-and-white Gorey drawings.
Size: 8 1/2 x 6".
Hardcover smyth-sewn casebound book, with jacket.
ISBN 978-0-7649-5509-9.
£9.99

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