The Deductions of Colonel Gore

The Deductions of Colonel Gore

First edition (UK)
Author	Lynn Brock
Language	English
Series	Colonel Gore
Genre	Detective
Publisher	William Collins, Sons (UK) Harper & Brothers (US)
Publication date	1924
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Followed by	Colonel Gore’s Second Case

The Deductions of Colonel Gore is a 1924 detective novel by the Irish-born writer Lynn Brock. It was the first in his series of seven novels featuring the character of Colonel Wyckham Gore. ^[1] Gore enjoyed popularity during the early stages of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It was also published under the alternative title The Barrington Mystery.

Synopsis

Colonel Gore gives a Masai knife as a wedding present to Barbara Lethbridge. When he returns to England the following year he finds she stands accused or murder, as the knife has been plunged into a blackmailer Barrington with whom she is involved. Against his better instincts Gore takes on the role of amateur detective in order to clear her name.

References

1. Reilly p.198

Bibliography

• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.