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The Night of the Fog

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The Night of the Fog
First US edition
AuthorAnthony Gilbert
LanguageEnglish
SeriesScott Egerton
GenreMystery thriller
PublisherGollancz (UK)
Dodd, Mead & Co. (US)
Publication date
1930
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Mystery of the Open Window 
Followed byThe Body on the Beam 

The Night of the Fog is a 1930 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson.[1] It is the fifth of ten novels in a series featuring her amateur detective and politician Scott Egerton, a precursor to her better known creation Arthur Crook.[2]

Synopsis

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Egerton joins forces with an ex-secret service agent to assist the wealthy Jasper Hilton who has been threatened by a serious of anonymous letters. Shortly after they have appeared to solve the case, however, Hilton is murdered.

References

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  1. ^ Reilly p.659
  2. ^ Murphy p.160

Bibliography

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  • Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 2. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Murphy, Bruce F. The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Springer, 1999.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.