Watson's Choice - Softcover

Gladys Mitchell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440195012 ISBN 13: 9780440195016

Publisher: Dell Publishing, 1980

Synopsis

In this glorious Golden Age crime caper, Mrs Bradley investigates the murder of a young woman following a Sherlock Holmes themed party.

One of Sir Bohun Chantrey's great passions in life are the stories of Sherlock Holmes. To celebrate the great man's anniversary, he throws a party at which the guests are instructed to come as characters from the detective stories. But several of the guests are more interested in Sir Bohun's money, and when he announces that he is to marry a poor governess, things take a turn for the worse, not least when the Hound of the Baskervilles turns up. Fortunately Mrs Bradley, and her secretary Laura, are amongst the guests and ready to investigate the deepening mystery.

About this title

About the Author:

GLADYS MITCHELL was an English schoolteacher and the author of over sixty novels featuring her unconventional heroine, Mrs Bradley. An early member of the Detection Club, alongside Agatha Christie, G.K Chesterton and Dorothy L. Sayers, she was awarded the Crime Writers Association Silver Dagger in 1976. Her hobbies included architecture and writing poetry. She studied the works of Sigmund Freud and her interest in witchcraft was encouraged by her friend, the detective novelist Helen Simpson.

Review:

"Crime writing's best-kept secret."
—Scotsman

"Among the most revered names in British mystery fiction."
—Washington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Dell Publishing
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0440195012
• ISBN 13: 9780440195016
• Binding: Paperback