''The Dagwort Coombe Murder'' is a 1929
mystery detective novel by the Irish-born writer
Lynn Brock. It was the first stand-alone novel by Brock following the success of his
Golden age detective Colonel Gore.
[Reilly p.189] It was published in the United States with the
alternative title ''The Stoke Silver Case''.
Synopsis
While searching for an idea for her next work,
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
Sarah Virginia Langley goes on holiday with her friend Susan Yatt, to the
Quantock Hills in rural
Somerset. While at Dagwort Coombe she attempts to solve the murder of the owner of the
country estate Stoke Silver Park. Widely disliked he has several enemies who may have killed him.
References
Bibliography
* Hubin, Allen J. ''Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography''. Garland Publishing, 1984.
* Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015.
1929 British novels
British mystery novels
British thriller novels
Novels by Lynn Brock
Novels set in Somerset
British detective novels
Collins Crime Club books
Harper & Brothers books
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