Murder and tin mining in Cornwall.
Category: John Rhode
By Registered Post (John Rhode)
Turning a loo into a death-trap is the only glimmer of inspiration.
Death in Wellington Road (Rhode)
Jimmy Waghorn investigates a gas poisoning in Cornwall.
Death at Low Tide (Burton)
Who shot the harbour-master?
Nothing But the Truth (John Rhode)
An abrasive manufacturer is found in an A.A. box, dead and run over. (It's tempting to call the book a Rhode accident.)
Found Drowned (Miles Burton)
A maritime murder makes a pleasant holiday for Desmond Merrion. But he's had more rewarding cases.
Death in the Hopfields (John Rhode)
Hops spring eternal in this rural tale of burglary, arson, and murder.
Death in the Tunnel (Miles Burton)
By Miles BurtonFirst published: UK: Collins, 1947; US: Doubleday 1936, as Dark is the Tunnel ★★ Miles Burton, New Statesman critic Ralph Partridge observed, was a gentleman who knew all about mass production technique. Death in the Tunnel was the first of three books Major Street published under the Burton byline in 1936, and one of … Continue reading Death in the Tunnel (Miles Burton)
Mystery at Olympia (John Rhode)
Murderous manna for motor enthusiasts.
Heir to Murder (Miles Burton)
By Miles BurtonFirst published: UK: Collins, 1953 ★★ On a wet November night, Dr. Murford drives his car off a pier into Carmouth harbour. A week or so later, Nurse Penruddock is found at the bottom of a cliff. Both had been named principal heir by Lady Violet Vernham of Dragonscourt (a friendly dragon). More outrages … Continue reading Heir to Murder (Miles Burton)