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The Illustrious Corpse
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The Illustrious Corpse

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The Home Secretary lies dead on his sofa and his wife Desdemona admits to murdering him. But why did she kill him and why would anyone confess to such a crime? Sir Richard Everall of Scotland Yard wants to cover things up and avoid another embarrassing scandal for the Government. But Desdemona is adamant: she wants everyone to know why she murdered the Illustrious Corpse. Murder is high places, political marriage, the complications of party loyalty: all come under dramatic scrutiny in this sharp contemporary satire.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 April 2004
Pages
58
ISBN
9781840023824

The Home Secretary lies dead on his sofa and his wife Desdemona admits to murdering him. But why did she kill him and why would anyone confess to such a crime? Sir Richard Everall of Scotland Yard wants to cover things up and avoid another embarrassing scandal for the Government. But Desdemona is adamant: she wants everyone to know why she murdered the Illustrious Corpse. Murder is high places, political marriage, the complications of party loyalty: all come under dramatic scrutiny in this sharp contemporary satire.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 April 2004
Pages
58
ISBN
9781840023824