Death Makes a Prophet

Death Makes a Prophet

Author	John Bude
Language	English
Series	Detective Inspector Meredith
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Macdonald
Publication date	1947
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Trouble A-Brewing
Followed by	Dangerous Sunlight

Death Makes a Prophet is a 1947 detective novel by the British author John Bude, the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore. ^{[1] [2]} In 2017 it was reissued by the British Library Publishing as part of a group of republished crime novels from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

Synopsis

In Welworth Garden City in Hertfordshire a growing cult has gathered members, but a power dispute has broken out between the founder and a charismatic newcomer. During a summer rally at the country estate of one of its wealthiest and most prominent members, a double murder takes place with the High Prophet of the movement amongst the dead.

References

1. Reilly p.219
2. Hubin p.56

Bibliography

• Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.

External links

• Death Makes a Prophet at Faded Page (Canada)