Death of Jezebel is a 1948 mystery crime novel by the British author Christianna Brand.[1] It is the fourth entry in the series featuring the fictional police detective Inspector Cockerill, and sees him working alongside Inspector Charlesworth a character from Brand's debut novel Death in High Heels.

Death of Jezebel
First edition
AuthorChristianna Brand
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Cockrill
GenreMystery
PublisherBodley Head
Publication date
1948
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded bySuddenly at His Residence 
Followed byLondon Particular 

Synopsis

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Isabel Drew, a beautiful and arrogant actress, has widely been known as Jezebel since she drove her best friend's fiancé to kill himself. While performing in a medieval extravaganza in London she and other cast members receive letters threatening to kill them.

References

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  1. ^ Reilly p.170

Bibliography

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  • Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen. Popular Press, 1986.
  • Gaines, Janet Howe . Music in the Old Bones: Jezebel Through the Ages. SIU Press, 1999.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.