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Pageant of Murder

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Pageant of Murder
First edition
AuthorGladys Mitchell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1965
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byDeath of a Delft Blue 
Followed byThe Croaking Raven 

Pageant of Murder is a 1965 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the thirty eighth in the long-running series of books featuring Mitchell's best known character, the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.

Synopsis

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The small town of Brayne not too far from Windsor is to be granted borough status. To celebrate this an ambitious local councillor decides to stage a historical pageant. However the death of the actor playing Falstaff, killed by a knife wound, leads to the arrival of Mrs Bradley to investigate.

References

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  1. ^ Reilly p.1089

Bibliography

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  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.