 First edition | |
| Author | Cecil Day-Lewis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Nigel Strangeways |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1953 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Head of a Traveller |
| Followed by | The Whisper in the Gloom |
The Dreadful Hollow is a 1953 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake. [1] It is the tenth in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways. [2]
After a series of poison pen letters in the Dorset village of Prior’s Umborne has led to a man taking his own life, Strangeways is called in by a wealthy local man to try and discover who is sending them. Before long, however, he has to deal with a second victim.
 | This article about a crime novel of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |