Merlin's Furlong

Merlin's Furlong
First edition
AuthorGladys Mitchell
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1953
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Echoing Strangers 
Followed byFaintley Speaking 

Merlin's Furlong is a 1953 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1][2] It is the twenty sixth entry in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

Three seemingly unconnected deaths in and near the rural setting of Merlin's Furlong prove to be linked by a cult practicing black magic.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Klein p.231
  2. ^ Magill p.1233-34
  3. ^ Reilly p.1089

Bibliography[edit]

  • Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
  • Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 3. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.