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| Author | Cecil Day-Lewis |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nigel Strangeways |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Harper & Brothers (US) |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Whisper in the Gloom |
| Followed by | The Widow's Cruise |
End of Chapter is a 1957 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.[1] It is the twelfth in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways.[2]
Synopsis[]
Strangeways is called in by the reputable publishing house Wenham and Geraldine to investigate a matter concerning a retired general's wartime memoirs that has led to the company facing a costly libel case. Key suspects for tampering with the manuscript include the celebrated writer of romances Millicent Miles and her son Cyprian Gleed, whose own literary ambitions have been frustrated. When Miles is discovered in the office with her throat cut with a cut-throat razor Strangeways becomes convinced that the book tampering and the killing are linked, driven by events stretching back to the 1920s. The denouement takes place at Waterloo Station.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Stanford, Peter. C Day-Lewis: A Life. A&C Black, 2007.
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