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by the Irish-born writer

Lynn Brock Lynn Brock (1877-1943) was the pseudonym of the Irish writer Alister McAllister, who moved to England and wrote a series of mystery novels. Brock is best known for his series of Colonel Gore detective novels, which enjoyed popularity in the 1920s ...

. It was the seventh and last novel in his series featuring the character of the Golden Age detective Colonel Wyckham Gore.Reilly p.198-99 It was also his last published work before his death three years later. It marked a return for Gore, who hadn't appeared in a novel since 1930.

Synopsis

Gore's assistance is sought by his old army colleague Colonel Margesson, who has having difficulties with his wife and children. When not only Margesson but his two children are killed, the case proves baffling until a visit to

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References

Bibliography

* Keating, Henry Reymond Fitzwalter. ''Whodunit?: A Guide to Crime, Suspense, and Spy Fiction''. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1982. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1940 British novels British mystery novels British thriller novels Novels by Lynn Brock Novels set in England Novels set in Ireland British detective novels Collins Crime Club books {{1940s-mystery-novel-stub