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| Author | Gladys Mitchell |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Adders on the Heath |
| Followed by | Pageant of Murder |
Death of a Delft Blue is a 1964 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. [1] It is the thirty seventh in the long-running series of books featuring Mitchell's best known character, the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.
While attending a conference in the Netherlands, Mrs Bradley encounters an eccentric Dutch family including a young woman under pressure to marry her cousin, to the outrage of her handsome brother Florian. While Florian is sitting for a portrait commissioned by his aunt in which he is holding a delft blue object, he disappears. He subsequently reappears in the British Peak District in Derbyshire. Shortly afterwards two local barmaids die after eating poisoned chocolates which may have been intended for Florian.
Speedy Death is a 1929 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It introduced the character of Mrs Bradley who would go on to appear in a further sixty five novels. The title is sometimes written as A Speedy Death.
The Saltmarsh Murders is a 1932 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the fourth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It has been highly acclaimed as a part of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
Groaning Spinney is a 1950 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the twenty third in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It was later republished under the title of Murder in the Snow.
Tom Brown's Body is a 1949 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the twenty second in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. The title refers to both the novel Tom Brown's School Days and the song John Brown's Body. Mitchell had previously used a school setting for her earlier work Death at the Opera.
Death and the Maiden is a 1947 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the twentieth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.
The Nodding Canaries is a 1961 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the thirty fourth in the long-running series of books featuring Mitchell's best known character, the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. The title refers to the tradition of keeping canaries in mines to watch out for a rise in dangerous gasses.
My Bones Will Keep is a 1962 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the thirty fifth in the long-running series of books featuring Mitchell's best known character, the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.
The Rising of the Moon is a 1945 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the eighteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It has been described as one of the best of Mitchell's novels.
Lament for Leto is a 1971 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the forty fourth in the long-running series of books featuring Mitchell's best known character, the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It is a loose sequel to the 1937 novel Come Away, Death with several of the characters reappearing.
Printer's Error is a 1939 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the tenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.
The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop is a 1929 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the second in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It further established the reputation of the quick-witted Bradley who is some way ahead of the investigating police officers. Mitchell also employed a number of original touches that would continue during the series.
The Longer Bodies is a 1930 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the third in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.
The Devil at Saxon Wall is a 1935 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the sixth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It was the first of a number of her books to feature the theme of witchcraft, the result of hearing a lecture about it from her friend Helen Simpson who she dedicated the novel to.
Laurels are Poison is a 1942 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the fourteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It was Mitchell's own favourite among her novels and has been considered her best by other critics. It introduced the character of Laura Menzies who became recurring assistant of Mrs Bradley in subsequent novels.
Hangman's Curfew is a 1941 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the twelfth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.
Twelve Horses and the Hangman’s Noose is a 1956 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the twenty-ninth in the long-running series of books featuring Mitchell's best known creation, the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.
When Last I Died is a 1941 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the thirteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. In a review in The Observer, Maurice Richardson described it as "perhaps Miss Mitchell’s best, most ingenious crime story yet."
My Father Sleeps is a 1944 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the seventeenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It is set in the Western Highlands of Scotland.
Sunset Over Soho is a 1943 detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the sixteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. Bradley was one of a number of investigators active during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
The Worsted Viper is a 1943 detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the fifteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. Bradley was one of a number of investigators active during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Much of the novel takes place on the Norfolk Broads.
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