''Miss Milverton'' is a 1941 mystery

crime novel Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

by the British author

Anne Hocking Naomi Annie Hocking Messer (1889 – 17 March 1966), known as Anne Hocking and nicknamed "Mona," was an English crime writer, best remembered for her detective stories featuring Chief Superintendent William Austen. Life and career The daught ...

. First published in London by

Geoffrey Bles David Geoffrey Bles (1886–1957) was a British publisher, with a reputation for spotting new talent. He started his eponymous publishing firm in London in 1923 and published the first five books of C.S. Lewis' ''Narnia'' series. Early life Ble ...

, it was the third in her series featuring Chief Inspector William Austen as part of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It was published in the United States in 1942 by Doubleday under the alternative title ''Poison is a Bitter Brew''.Nehr p.195

Synopsis

Miss Milverton, also known as Aunt Augusta, is the spinster owner of a large house in Cornwall. Her numerous relatives include her wastrel nephew and heir. When he is murdered,

Scotland Yard Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...

is called in in the shape of Chief Inspector Austen.

References

Bibliography

* Hubin, Allen J. ''1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980''. Garland Pub., 1988. * Nehr, Ellen. ''Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, 1928-1991''. Offspring Press, 1992. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1941 British novels British mystery novels British crime novels Novels by Anne Hocking British detective novels Geoffrey Bles books Doubleday (publisher) books Novels set in Cornwall {{1940s-mystery-novel-stub