The Night of the Fog

The Night of the Fog

First US edition
Author	Anthony Gilbert
Language	English
Series	Scott Egerton
Genre	Mystery thriller
Publisher	Gollancz (UK) Dodd, Mead & Co. (US)
Publication date	1930
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	The Mystery of the Open Window
Followed by	The Body on the Beam

The Night of the Fog is a 1930 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson. ^[1] It is the fifth of ten novels in a series featuring her amateur detective and politician Scott Egerton, a precursor to her better known creation Arthur Crook. ^[2]

Synopsis

Egerton joins forces with an ex-secret service agent to assist the wealthy Jasper Hilton who has been threatened by a serious of anonymous letters. Shortly after they have appeared to solve the case, however, Hilton is murdered.

References

1. Reilly p.659
2. Murphy p.160

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.

External links

• Full text of The Night of the Fog at HathiTrust Digital Library