TY - BOOK AU - Carnac,Carol AU - Edwards,Martin TI - Crossed skis: an alpine mystery T2 - British Library crime classics series SN - 9781728219943 PY - 2020///] CY - Naperville, Illinois PB - Poisoned Pen Press KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - Fiction KW - Skiers KW - Alps, Austrian (Austria) KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "Originally published as Crossed Skis in 1952 in England by Collins Crime Club, London"--Title page verso N2 - "Crossed Skis Means Danger Ahead... In Bloomsbury, London, Inspector Brook of Scotland Yard looks down at a dismal scene. The victim of a ruthless murder lies burnt beyond recognition, his possessions and papers destroyed by fire. But there is one strange, yet promising, lead-a lead which suggests the involvement of a skier. Meanwhile, piercing sunshine beams down on the sparkling snow of the Austrian Alps, where a merry group of holidaymakers are heading towards Lech am Arlberg. Eight men and eight women take to the slopes, but, as the C.I.D. scrambles to crack the perplexing case in Britain, the ski party are soon to become sixteen suspects"-- ER -