The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop

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The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop
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First edition
Author Gladys Mitchell
LanguageEnglish
Series Mrs Bradley
GenreMystery
Publisher Gollancz
Publication date
1929
Publication place United Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded by Speedy Death  
Followed by The Longer Bodies  

The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop is a 1929 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. [1] It is the second in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. [2] It further established the reputation of the quick-witted Bradley who is some way ahead of the investigating police officers. Mitchell also employed a number of original touches that would continue during the series. [3]

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Synopsis

In the quaint village of Bossbury, joints of human meat are founding hanging from the hooks in the cold room of the butcher's shop. Meanwhile nearby a bishop discovers a skull while going for a swim by the seaside. Everything seems to point to the dead man being Rupert Sethleigh, who has gone missing although his cousin claims he has left for America.

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References

  1. Klein p.231
  2. Reilly p.1089
  3. Miskimmin p.155

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