When Last I Died
When Last I Died is a 1941 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the thirteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2] In a review in The Observer, Maurice Richardson described it as "perhaps Miss Mitchell’s best, most ingenious crime story yet."
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| Author | Gladys Mitchell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1941 |
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| Preceded by | Hangman's Curfew |
| Followed by | Laurels are Poison |
Synopsis
After renting a house by the seaside Mrs Bradley comes across the diary of a former tenant in the house Bella Foxley, once accused of murdering her cousin some years before. Convinced that Bella was unfairly accused, Mrs Bradley takes it upon herself to investigate a supposedly haunted house where the murder has taken place.
References
- Klein p.231
- Reilly p.1089
Bibliography
- Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
- Miskimmin, Esme. 100 British Crime Writers. Springer Nature, 2020.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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