Death in the Quarry

Death in the Quarry

Author	G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole
Language	English
Series	Superintendent Wilson
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Collins Crime Club Doubleday (US)
Publication date	1934
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	End of an Ancient Mariner
Followed by	Big Business Murder

Death in the Quarry is a 1934 detective novel by the British authors G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole. ^[1] It was the twelfth in their series of novels featuring Superintendent Wilson, one of the many investigators of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. ^[2] It was published by the Collins Crime Club. ^[3]

Synopsis

An explosion at a quarry in rural England that kills the works manager at first appears to be a tragic accident. However once Superintendent Wilson is drawn into the case he is able to solve a case of murder.

References

1. Miskimmin p.124
2. Magill p.374
3. Reilly p.326

Bibliography

• Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
• Magill, Frank Northen. Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 1. Salem Press, 1988.
• Miskimmin, Esme. 100 British Crime Writers. Springer Nature, 2020.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.