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| Author | Gladys Mitchell |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | Faintley Speaking |
| Followed by | Twelve Horses and the Hangman's Noose |
Watson's Choice is a 1955 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. [1] It is the twenty eight in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. [2]
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