Too Soon to Die

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| author = Henry Wade

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| series = Inspector Poole

| genre = Detective

| publisher = Constable (UK)
Macmillan Inc. (US)

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| preceded_by = Lonely Magdalen

| followed_by = Gold Was Our Grave

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Too Soon to Die is a 1953 mystery detective novel by the British writer Henry Wade.Reilly p.1423Herbert p.205 It was the sixth in a series of seven novels featuring the character of Inspector Poole, published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It followed a thirteen year gap since the publication of the previous novel Lonely Magdalen.

Synopsis

Colonel Jerrod and his son concoct an ingenious plan as part of an attempt to save their country estate from crippling death duties. After an apparent boating accident the Inland Revenue investigate before Poole, now a Chief Inspector, arrives on the scene

References

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Bibliography

  • Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.

Category:1953 British novels

Category:Novels by Henry Wade

Category:British mystery novels

Category:British crime novels

Category:British detective novels

Category:Constable & Co. books

Category:Novels set in England

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