The Rising of the Moon (novel)

The Rising of the Moon is a 1945 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the eighteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2] It has been described as one of the best of Mitchell's novels.[3]

The Rising of the Moon
AuthorGladys Mitchell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1945
Media typePrint
Preceded byMy Father Sleeps 
Followed byHere Comes a Chopper 

In 2000 it was adapted for an episode of the television series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries starring Diana Rigg.

Synopsis

The arrival of a travelling circus enlivens the life of a sleepy English village, particularly when one of the female tightrope walkers is found dead. The killing of a second victim, a barmaid, again when the moon is shining brightly suggests that there may be a lunatic at large.

References

  1. Klein p.231
  2. Reilly p.1089
  3. Hanson p.176

Bibliography

  • Hanson, Gillian Mary. City and Shore: The Function of Setting in the British Mystery. McFarland, 2015.
  • Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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