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A Village Afraid

A Village Afraid
First edition (UK)
AuthorCecil Street
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDesmond Merrion
GenreDetective
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1950
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byGround for Suspicion 
Followed byBeware Your Neighbour 

A Village Afraid is a 1950 detective novel by the British writer Cecil Street, writing under the pen name of Miles Burton.[1] It was part of a lengthy series of books featuring the detective Desmond Merrion and Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard.[2]

Synopsis

Five prominent members of the little village of Micheigreen gather for drinks coaching inn The Swan after a meeting of the Parish Council. The next day one of their number, wealthy businessman Norman Rother is found dead. While initial suspicion points at his dissatisfied younger wife Annette, the local police are flummoxed can call in the expertise of Merrion and Arnold.

References

  1. ^ Hubin p.58
  2. ^ Reilly p.1259

Bibliography

  • Evans, Curtis. Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961. McFarland, 2014.
  • Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.


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