Suddenly at His Residence

{{Short description|1946 novel}}

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| author = Christianna Brand

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| series = Inspector Cockrill

| genre = Crime

| publisher = The Bodley Head (UK)
Dodd, Mead and Company (US)

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| preceded_by = Green for Danger

| followed_by = Death of Jezebel

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Suddenly at His Residence is a 1946 crime novel by the British writer Christianna Brand. It is the third in a series featuring her detective Inspector Cockrill. In the United States it was published using the alternative title The Crooked Wreath.Reilly p.170

Synopsis

During the final months of the Second World War, a man is murdered on the very evening he intends to disinherit his various family members.

References

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Bibliography

  • Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen. Popular Press, 1986.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.

Category:1946 British novels

Category:Novels by Christianna Brand

Category:British crime novels

Category:Novels set in England

Category:British detective novels

Category:The Bodley Head books

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