''Suddenly at His Residence'' is a 1946

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 writer Christianna Brand. It is the third in a series featuring her detective Inspector Cockrill. In the United States it was published using the alternative title ''The Crooked Wreath''.Reilly p.170

Synopsis

During the final months of the Second World War, a man is murdered on the very evening he intends to disinherit his various family members.

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Bibliography

* Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. ''Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen''. Popular Press, 1986. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1946 British novels Novels by Christianna Brand British crime novels Novels set in England British detective novels The Bodley Head books {{1940s-crime-novel-stub