{"product_id":"a-morbid-passion-the-selby-bigge-mysteries-2-by-robert-holtom","title":"A Morbid Passion : The Selby Bigge Mysteries : 2 by Robert Holtom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gripping 1930s-set whodunnit and love letter to Golden Age crime, this sequel to A Queer Case features amateur sleuth Selby Bigge, who must solve a murder at Lady Malcolm's Servants' Ball in London's Royal Albert Hall. Perfect for fans of Nicola Upson's Josephine Tey novels. London 1930.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelby Bigge and his aristocratic sidekick Theodora Smythe are invited to dine with Doctor Hector Fortescue and his family, discovering a web of unrest in the household. The good doctor is adamant that homosexuals can be 'cured' of their perversions, oblivious to the fact his son Lancelot is 'as fruity as a pineapple'. Later that evening Theodora becomes Theo and attends the Servants' Ball with Selby - a fancy-dress dance for servants, which attracts queers of all classes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLancelot makes a surprise appearance dressed as Harlequin, as do other members of the Fortescue household. And before the night is out Selby and Theo will have another murder to solve. Digging deeper, the duo - assisted by the impossibly glamorous nightclub singer Lady Splendid - discover that secrets abound both above and below stairs in the Kensington home of the Fortescue family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd the stakes get even higher when Selby encounters policemen he's met before, who'd love to arrest him for being queer. Can Selby solve the crime or will this be his last dance?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries:The Selby Bigge Mysteries Series\u003cbr\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 352 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Titan Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Titan Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9781835413197\u003cbr\u003ePublished:23 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Historical mysteries, Fiction: special features\u003cbr\u003eWeight:369g\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64898745008477,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9781835413197.jpg?v=1780585974","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/a-morbid-passion-the-selby-bigge-mysteries-2-by-robert-holtom","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}