The Ninth Earl

The Ninth Earl

Author	Jeffrey Farnol
Language	English
Series	Jasper Shrig
Genre	Mystery crime
Publisher	Sampson Low
Publication date	1950
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	278
Preceded by	Murder by Nail
Followed by	Waif of the River

The Ninth Earl is a 1950 historical mystery crime novel by the British author Jeffrey Farnol. ^{[1] [2]} It was the penultimate entry into his series featuring the Regency era officer of the Bow Street Runners Jasper Shrig. ^{[3] [4]}

Synopsis

When a storm uncovers a skeleton at Ravenhurst Castle in Sussex, it proves to be that of the long-dead seventh earl. Shrig turns up in the village to piece together the mystery in the face of the resistance of the castle's current inhabitants including the current owner the eighth earl and the attractive Lady Clytie Moor.

References

1. Bryan p.94
2. Henderson & Kirkpatrick p.226
3. Vinson p.260
4. Hubin p.137

Bibliography

• Bryan, Pat. Farnol: The Man Who Wrote Best-Sellers. 2002.
• Henderson, Lesley & Kirkpatrick, Lesley D. L. Twentieth-century Romance and Historical Writers. St. James Press, 1990
• Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
• Vinson, James. Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan, 1982.