The Vultures Gather

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The Vultures Gather
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Author Anne Hocking
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector William Austen
GenreDetective
Publisher Geoffrey Bles
Publication date
1945
Publication place United Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded bySix Green Bottles 
Followed byDeath at the Wedding 

The Vultures Gather is a 1945 mystery detective novel by the British writer Anne Hocking. [1] It was published in London by Geoffrey Bles. [2] Written during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, it is the seventh in her series featuring Chief Superintendent William Austen of Scotland Yard. [3]

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Synopsis

In Cornwall, a wealthy, domineering elderly woman is about to change her will. Her relatives all gather at the house, only for the lady to be murdered. The local police call in assistance from Scotland Yard.

References

  1. ↑ The New Statesman and Nation, Volumes 29-30. 1945. p.261-62
  2. ↑ The Illustrated London News, Volume 206. William Little, 1945. p.598
  3. ↑ Hubin p.201

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