Friday Flashback: Rec. #183 (abbrev.): Death in Zanzibar

I decided to start doing Friday Flashbacks in case you missed some early posts the first time around. You're busy; I understand.

What: Mid-century British mystery novel, M.M. Kaye, retro camp, skipping out on London, convenient mumps, travel, Dany, awkward disguise, glamourpuss mother, Lash, stolen passport, letters, Mr. Honeywood, midnight intruder, fake secretary, the House of Shade, whiskey, malice, Gussie Bingham, stepfather, theft, spectacles, Amalfi, jealousy, scribbling journalist, brandy, Kivulimi, revolution, Nigel, house party, death, Zanzibar

Representative quote: "I'm not as polygamous as I look."



[Originally posted 9/24/11.]