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Laurels are Poison
Gladys Mitchell
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Description for Laurels are Poison
Paperback. The witch like psychologist and detective Mrs Bradley takes up the position of warden at a girl's college in order to investigate the ominous disappearance of her predecessor. Her arrival coincides with a sinister practical jokes - a student's hair is hacked off, clothes are slashed, then the cook's body is discovered in a river near the college. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY
Rediscover Gladys Mitchell – one of the 'Big Three' female crime fiction writers alongside Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers.
The witchlike psychologist and detective Mrs Bradley takes up the position of warden at a girl's college in order to investigate the ominous disappearance of her predecessor. Her arrival coincides with a series of sinister practical jokes - a student's hair is hacked off, clothes are slashed, then the cook's body is discovered in a river near the college. With the help of her sub-warden and a trio of intrepid students, Mrs Bradley hunts down ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099583899
SKU
V9780099583899
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About Gladys Mitchell
Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell – or ‘The Great Gladys’ as Philip Larkin called her – was born in 1901, in Cowley in Oxfordshire. She graduated in history from University College London and in 1921 began her long career as a teacher. Her hobbies included architecture and writing poetry. She studied the works of Sigmund Freud and her interest in witchcraft ... Read more
Reviews for Laurels are Poison
Crime writings best-kept secret
Scotsman
One of the "Big Three" female mystery novelists, judged the equal of Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie, but that's not quite accurate - she's more like a mad combination of both
Independent
Mrs Bradley is easily one of the most memorable personalities
Next Read
Scotsman
One of the "Big Three" female mystery novelists, judged the equal of Dorothy L Sayers and Agatha Christie, but that's not quite accurate - she's more like a mad combination of both
Independent
Mrs Bradley is easily one of the most memorable personalities
Next Read