Death in the Quarry

{{Short description|1934 novel}}

{{infobox book

| name = Death in the Quarry

| title_orig =

| translator =

| image =File:Death in the Quarry.png

| caption =

| author = G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole

| illustrator =

| cover_artist =

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| series = Superintendent Wilson

| genre = Detective

| publisher = Collins Crime Club Doubleday (US)

| release_date = 1934

| english_release_date =

| media_type = Print

| pages =

| isbn =

| preceded_by =End of an Ancient Mariner

| followed_by = Big Business Murder

}}

Death in the Quarry is a 1934 detective novel by the British authors G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole.Miskimmin p.124 It was the twelfth in their series of novels featuring Superintendent Wilson, one of the many investigators of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.Magill p.374 It was published by the Collins Crime Club.Reilly p.326

Synopsis

An explosion at a quarry in rural England that kills the works manager at first appears to be a tragic accident. However once Superintendent Wilson is drawn into the case he is able to solve a case of murder.

References

{{Reflist}}

Bibliography

  • Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
  • Magill, Frank Northen. Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 1. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Miskimmin, Esme. 100 British Crime Writers. Springer Nature, 2020.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.

Category:1934 British novels

Category:British mystery novels

Category:Novels set in England

Category:British crime novels

Category:British detective novels

Category:Collins Crime Club books

Category:Doubleday (publisher) books

{{1930s-novel-stub}}