Thou Shell of Death
| Author | Cecil Day-Lewis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Nigel Strangeways |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club Harper & Brothers (US) |
Publication date | 1936 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | A Question of Proof |
| Followed by | There's Trouble Brewing |
Thou Shell of Death is a 1936 detective novel by the British author Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.[1] It is the series in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways. It was published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and features a country house mystery. The title is a quote from the Jacobean play The Revenger's Tragedy.[2]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Scaggs, John. Crime Fiction. Psychology Press, 2005.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Stanford, Peter. C Day-Lewis: A Life. A&C Black, 2007.
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