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Death in the Quarry

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Death in the Quarry
AuthorG. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSuperintendent Wilson
GenreDetective
PublisherCollins Crime Club Doubleday (US)
Publication date
1934
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byEnd of an Ancient Mariner 
Followed byBig Business Murder 

Death in the Quarry is a 1934 detective novel by the British authors G. D. H. Cole and Margaret Cole.[1] It was the twelfth in their series of novels featuring Superintendent Wilson, one of the many investigators of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[2] It was published by the Collins Crime Club.[3]

Synopsis

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An explosion at a quarry in rural England that kills the works manager at first appears to be a tragic accident. However once Superintendent Wilson is drawn into the case he is able to solve a case of murder.

References

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  1. ^ Miskimmin p.124
  2. ^ Magill p.374
  3. ^ Reilly p.326

Bibliography

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  • Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
  • Magill, Frank Northen. Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 1. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Miskimmin, Esme. 100 British Crime Writers. Springer Nature, 2020.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.