''Printer's Error'' is a 1939 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the tenth in her long-running series featuring the

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and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.Miskimmin p.155

Synopsis

A small publishers agrees to print an

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work by a well-known but controversial author Fortinbras Carn. Before long he is receiving anonymous letters threatening him and then his wife is discovered

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to death. The author himself goes missing and severed body parts begin turning up across the area. As Mrs Bradley joins the investigation it appears the case make be connected to activities by agents of the German Nazi Party.

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Bibliography

* Klein, Kathleen Gregory. ''Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary''. Greenwood Press, 1994. * Miskimmin, Esme. ''100 British Crime Writers''. Springer Nature, 2020. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1939 British novels Novels by Gladys Mitchell British crime novels British mystery novels British thriller novels Novels set in England British detective novels Michael Joseph books {{1930s-mystery-novel-stub