The Death Cap

The Death Cap

First edition
Author	Ruthven Todd
Language	English
Genre	Mystery
Publisher	John Westhouse
Publication date	1946
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Death for Madame
Followed by	Swing Low, Swing Death

The Death Cap is a 1946 mystery detective novel by the British author Ruthven Todd, written under the pen name of R.T. Campbell. ^[1] It was one of several novels featuring the botanist and amateur detective Professor John Stubbs. ^[2]

Synopsis

After a young woman belonging to a Bohemian group of artists is poisoned by the death cap mushroom, the domineering and boorish Stubbs sets out to solve the case despite the objections of Chief Inspector Bishop of Scotland Yard.

References

1. Royle p.301
2. Hanson p.170

Bibliography

• Hanson, Gillian Mary. City and Shore: The Function of Setting in the British Mystery. McFarland, 2015.
• Main, Peter. A Fervent Mind: The Life of Ruthven Todd. Lomax Press, 2018.
• Royle, Trevor. The Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan, 1983.