The Deadly Joker is a 1963 mystery novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, under his pen name of Nicholas Blake.[1][2] It was one of four stand-alone novels he wrote under the name alongside the Nigel Strangeways detective novels. It is unusual for the author for being written in a first person narrative from the perspective of the protagonist John Waterson.[3]

The Deadly Joker
First edition (UK)
AuthorCecil Day-Lewis
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1963
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Synopsis

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A man and his younger wife settle in the English countryside, but find the village is teeming with tensions. Things come to a head when one of the inhabitants is killed during a flower show.

References

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  1. ^ Reilly p.352
  2. ^ Stanford p.288
  3. ^ Bargainnier p.149

Bibliography

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  • Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
  • Stanford, Peter. C Day-Lewis: A Life. A&C Black, 2007.