The Hanging Captain
Author | Henry Wade |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Detective |
Publisher | Constable |
Publication date | 1932 |
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The Hanging Captain is a 1932 mystery detective novel by the British writer Henry Wade.[1] Wade was a writer of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, best known for his series featuring Chief Inspector Poole. This was one of a number of stand-alone novels he wrote.
Synopsis[]
When an ex-Army officer is found hanging in his house, it at first looks like suicide. However rival investigations by Inspector Lott of Scotland Yard and Superintendent Dawle of the local county constabulary demonstrate it is in fact murder and a hunt begins for the culprit.
References[]
- ^ Reilly p.1422
Bibliography[]
- Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 4. Salem Press, 1988.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
Categories:
- 1932 British novels
- Novels by Henry Wade
- British mystery novels
- British detective novels
- British crime novels
- British thriller novels
- Constable & Co. books
- Novels set in England
- 1930s novel stubs