Death of Jezebel cover

Death of Jezebel

by Christianna Brand

From one of the top class writers of the classic mystery genre, *Death of Jezebel* was first published in 1949, and is the second Christianna Brand title in the British Library Crime Classics series. It's a pleasingly over-the-top mystery involving a knightly pageant show in London. Brand’s exuberant novel is still regarded as one of the great masterpieces of the classic mystery genre for its fiendishly constructed puzzle, memorable setting, dumbfounding acts of misdirection and thrilling denouement.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?