A bundle of novels from the pen of Gladys Mitchell, best known for introducing readers to the detective heroine Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley.
Spotted Hemlock - 1st ediiton, 1960
The students of Calladale, a female agricultural college have been ragged by a local men's college, and are plotting their revenge when the body of one of their students is found hidden away in a local pub. Dame Beatrice Bradley is called in by her nephew, one of the teachers at Calladale, to investigate
Twelve Horses and the Hangman’s Noose - 1st edition, 1961
John Mapstead is found dead, apparently kicked to death by a horse at the riding stables he owns. Dame Beatrice Bradley, who lives nearby, is unconvinced by the coroner's verdict of death by misadventure and sets out to investigate.
The Twenty-Third Man - 1st ediiton, 1961
Dame Beatrice Bradley is on holiday in the Canary Islands, staying on a smaller island famous for his cave where the bodies of twenty three mummified ancient kings are buried. However Karl Emden, one of the tourists, on the island appears as a twenty fourth corpse in the cave. Dame Beatrice begins to investigate the passengers who arrived with her, suspecting one of them is the killer.
The Longer Bodies - 1st edition, 1947
In order to see which her relatives deserves to inherit her considerable fortune, an old lady stages a mini-Olympics in which they compete in various events. When the body of a local villager is found on the training grounds the police arrive, followed by the very persistent Mrs Bradley.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are in Fair to Good condition but please note there may be corner folds, inscriptions, signs of wear etc. inside some of these books and not shown in photographs which form part of the description.
A bundle of novels from the pen of Gladys Mitchell, best known for introducing readers to the detective heroine Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley.
Spotted Hemlock - 1st ediiton, 1960
The students of Calladale, a female agricultural college have been ragged by a local men's college, and are plotting their revenge when the body of one of their students is found hidden away in a local pub. Dame Beatrice Bradley is called in by her nephew, one of the teachers at Calladale, to investigate
Twelve Horses and the Hangman’s Noose - 1st edition, 1961
John Mapstead is found dead, apparently kicked to death by a horse at the riding stables he owns. Dame Beatrice Bradley, who lives nearby, is unconvinced by the coroner's verdict of death by misadventure and sets out to investigate.
The Twenty-Third Man - 1st ediiton, 1961
Dame Beatrice Bradley is on holiday in the Canary Islands, staying on a smaller island famous for his cave where the bodies of twenty three mummified ancient kings are buried. However Karl Emden, one of the tourists, on the island appears as a twenty fourth corpse in the cave. Dame Beatrice begins to investigate the passengers who arrived with her, suspecting one of them is the killer.
The Longer Bodies - 1st edition, 1947
In order to see which her relatives deserves to inherit her considerable fortune, an old lady stages a mini-Olympics in which they compete in various events. When the body of a local villager is found on the training grounds the police arrive, followed by the very persistent Mrs Bradley.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are in Fair to Good condition but please note there may be corner folds, inscriptions, signs of wear etc. inside some of these books and not shown in photographs which form part of the description.
