Gold Was Our Grave

Gold Was Our Grave

First US edition
Author	Henry Wade
Language	English
Series	Inspector Poole
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Constable (UK) Macmillan Inc. (US)
Publication date	1954
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Too Soon to Die

Gold Was Our Grave is a 1954 mystery detective novel by the British writer Henry Wade. ^{[1] [2]} It was the seventh and last in a series of novels featuring the character of Inspector Poole, published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

Synopsis

After Hector Berrenton narrowly survives a car accident, he returns home to find a threatening note. It seems likely that someone has tampered with his car, seeking revenge for his involvement in a Bolivian goldmining concern that left many investors ruined several years earlier.

References

1. Reilly p.1423
2. Herbert p.205

Bibliography

• Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen. Popular Press, 1986.
• Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.