Jump to content

Merlin's Furlong

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Merlin's Furlong
First edition
AuthorGladys Mitchell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1953
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Echoing Strangers 
Followed byFaintley Speaking 

Merlin's Furlong is a 1953 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1][2] It is the twenty sixth entry in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[3]

Synopsis

[edit]

Three seemingly unconnected deaths in and near the rural setting of Merlin's Furlong prove to be linked by a cult practicing black magic.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Klein p.231
  2. ^ Magill p.1233-34
  3. ^ Reilly p.1089

Bibliography

[edit]
  • Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
  • Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 3. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.