The Noose (novel)

The Noose

Author	Philip MacDonald
Language	English
Series	Anthony Gethryn
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1930
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	The Link
Followed by	The Choice

The Noose is a 1930 detective novel by the British writer Philip MacDonald. ^{[1] [2]} It is part of his series featuring Anthony Gethryn, one of the numerous investigators of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It was published in London by the Collins Crime Club and in New York by The Dial Press. ^[3] It was the first in the Collins Crime Club series to feature the iconic hooded gunman logo. ^[4]

Synopsis

At the last minute Gethryn is persuaded to take up a case after the plea of the wife of a man about to be hanged for murder. Urged on by his wife, Gethryn heads out to the countryside where the killing has taken place. With only a couple of days before the execution is due to take place, he races against the clock to save a man from the noose.

References

1. Barnes p.52
2. Hubin p.261
3. Reilly p.984
4. Curran p.25

Bibliography

• Barnes, Melvyn P. Murder in Print: A Guide to Two Centuries of Crime Fiction. Barn Owl Books, 1986.
• Barzun, Jacques & Taylor, Wendell Hertig. A Catalogue of Crime. Harper & Row, 1989.
• Curran, John. Agatha Christie’s Murder in the Making: Stories and Secrets from Her Archive. HarperCollins, 2011.
• Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.