 First edition | |
| Author | Christianna Brand |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Cockrill |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Media type | |
| Followed by | Green for Danger |
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Cockrill is called in to a country house in wartime Britain where two murders are committed amongst several guests of the local squire.
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Tour de Force is a 1955 mystery crime novel by the author Christianna Brand. It was the sixth novel in a series featuring the fictional police detective Inspector Cockrill. It was the last full-length novel in which Cockrill appears, although he features in some short stories. His sister Henrietta also features in the 1957 novel The Three Cornered Halo which uses the same setting as this work.
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