Bricklayer's Arms is a 1945 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1] It is the forty first in his long-running series of novels featuring Lancelot Priestley, a Golden Age armchair detective. It was published in America by Dodd Mead under the alternative title Shadow of a Crime.[2] It was particularly notable for the lesser role played by Priestley, with the case being solved largely by Inspector Waghorn of Scotland Yard alone.
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Author | John Rhode |
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Language | English |
Series | Lancelot Priestley |
Genre | Detective |
Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Dodd Mead (US) |
Publication date | 1945 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Preceded by | Vegetable Duck |
Followed by | The Lake House |
Synopsis
editA local village deliveryman comes across the body of an estate agent near a railway bridge, apparently the victim of a motorcycle accident. Subsequent investigation reveals he was killed and suspicion turns towards the dead man's boss. A mysterious bricklayer seen in the vicinity may also have some vital clue to solve the case.
References
editBibliography
edit- Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 4. Salem Press, 1988.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.