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The Dagwort Coombe Murder
''The Dagwort Coombe Murder'' is a 1929 mystery novel, 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 of Detective Fiction, 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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 and 1930s during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. His novels employ a complexity of style and are generally set in rural locations. He also wrote several plays under the name Anthony Wharton. He was educated at the National University of Ireland, where he served as chief clerk between 1908 and 1914. During the First World War he served with the British Army in the Machine Gun Corps.Reilly p.197 Main works Colonel Gore * '' The Deductions of Colonel Gore'' (1924) * '' Colonel Gore’s Second Case'' (1925) * ''The Kink'' (1927) * '' The Slip-Carriage Mystery'' (1928) * ''The Mendip Mystery'' (1929) * ''Q.E.D.'' (1930) * ''The Stoat'' (1940) Other * ''The Two Of Diamonds'' (1926) * ''The Dagwort Coombe Murder'' (1929) * ''Nightmare' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |