The Saltmarsh Murders

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The Saltmarsh Murders
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First edition
Author Gladys Mitchell
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Mrs Bradley
GenreMystery
Publisher Gollancz
Publication date
1932
Media typePrint
Preceded by The Longer Bodies  
Followed by Death at the Opera  

The Saltmarsh Murders is a 1932 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. [1] It is the fourth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. It has been highly acclaimed as a part of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. [2]

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Synopsis

In the village of Saltmarsh the Vicar's maid is strangled not long after giving birth to an illegitimate child. Mrs Bradley, staying in the nearby manor house, leads the investigation. The killing opens the lid on a Pandora's box of vice in the small settlement.

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References

  1. Miskimmin p.155
  2. Reilly p.1089

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