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 edition, 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.
Tom Brown’s Body - 1st edition, 1953
Mrs Bradley is visiting the picturesque village of Spey in search of a local witch when Gerald Conway, a junior master at Spey College, is found murdered. Despised by both pupils and peers, there is no shortage of suspects but can the redoubtable Mrs Bradley use tact, wit and just a touch of black magic to make the boys and their masters divulge the truth?
Watson’s Choice - 1st edition, 1957
One of Sir Bohun Chantrey's great passions in life is the stories of Sherlock Holmes. To celebrate the great man's anniversary, he throws a party at which the guests are instructed to come as characters from the detective stories. But several of the guests are more interested in Sir Bohun's money, and when he announces that he is to marry a poor governess, things take a turn for the worse, not least when the Hound of the Baskervilles turns up. Fortunately the incomparable detective Mrs Bradley and her secretary Laura are amongst the guests and ready to investigate the deepening mystery.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are in Fair 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 edition, 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.
Tom Brown’s Body - 1st edition, 1953
Mrs Bradley is visiting the picturesque village of Spey in search of a local witch when Gerald Conway, a junior master at Spey College, is found murdered. Despised by both pupils and peers, there is no shortage of suspects but can the redoubtable Mrs Bradley use tact, wit and just a touch of black magic to make the boys and their masters divulge the truth?
Watson’s Choice - 1st edition, 1957
One of Sir Bohun Chantrey's great passions in life is the stories of Sherlock Holmes. To celebrate the great man's anniversary, he throws a party at which the guests are instructed to come as characters from the detective stories. But several of the guests are more interested in Sir Bohun's money, and when he announces that he is to marry a poor governess, things take a turn for the worse, not least when the Hound of the Baskervilles turns up. Fortunately the incomparable detective Mrs Bradley and her secretary Laura are amongst the guests and ready to investigate the deepening mystery.
All of these books are originals, published by Penguin Books. All books are in Fair 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.
