1930 novel
The Longer Bodies is a 1930 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the third in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2]
Synopsis
In order to see which her relatives deserves to inherit her considerable fortune, an old lady stages a mini-Olympics in which they compete in various events. When the body of a local villager is found on the training grounds the police arrive, followed by the very persistent Mrs Bradley.
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.