''Lament for Leto'' is a 1971 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.Parker & Kermode p.462 It is the forty fourth in the long-running series of books featuring Mitchell's best known character, the

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and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It is a loose sequel to the 1937 novel '' Come Away, Death'' with several of the characters reappearing.

Synopsis

While sheltering from the rain at the British Museum Dame Beatrice Bradley runs into an old

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acquaintance. He invites her to accompany his new expedition to uncover the glories of Ancient Greece. However, when they embark on the journey to the Mediterranean she notices the tensions among the other members of the expedition, particularly driven by the demanding, self-involved novelist Chloe Cowie.

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* Parker, Peter & Kermode, Frank. ''The Reader's Companion to the Twentieth-century Novel''. Fourth Estate, 1994 * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1971 British novels Novels by Gladys Mitchell British crime novels British mystery novels British thriller novels Novels set in London Novels set in Greece British detective novels Michael Joseph books {{1970s-mystery-novel-stub