Lady Killer (novel)

Lady Killer

First edition
Author	Anthony Gilbert
Language	English
Series	Arthur Crook
Genre	Mystery thriller
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1951
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	A Nice Cup of Tea
Followed by	Miss Pinnegar Disappears

Lady Killer is a 1951 mystery thriller novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson. ^[1] It is the twenty fifth in her long-running series featuring the unscrupulous London solicitor Arthur Crook, one of the more unorthodox detectives of the Golden Age. ^[2]

Synopsis

Three women, a young German housekeeper, a tea shop proprietor, and a Colonel's daughter have recently come into some money. All three die tragic deaths shortly after meeting and marrying a tall, distinguished man whose name changes in each case but always keeps the initials H.G. In each case the coroner's investigation concludes that the death is accidental, and fails to draw the link between the similar deaths. With satisfaction the perpetrator believes he has got away with murder. Unknown to him, however, the three cases have caught the eye of London lawyer Arthur Crook.

References

1. Reilly p.660
2. Murphy p.120

Bibliography

• Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 2. Salem Press, 1988.
• Murphy, Bruce F. The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Springer, 1999.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.