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| Author | Gladys Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
| Publication date | 1937 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Dead Men's Morris |
| Followed by | St Peter's Finger |
Come Away, Death is a 1937 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the eighth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley. Although the plot revolves around Greek Mythology, the title is taken from a line from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It was followed by a loose sequel Lament for Leto in 1971.
Synopsis
Keen to rediscover the secret of the Eleusinian Mysteries, archaeologist Sir Rudri Hopkinson plans to recreate the traditional rituals in Greece and summon the ancient gods. A series of strange incidents mar the expedition, ultimately ending in murder.
References
- Klein p.231
- Reilly p.1089
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.
- Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
- Miskimmin, Esme. 100 British Crime Writers. Springer Nature, 2020.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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