First US edition | |
Author | Henry Wade |
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Language | English |
Series | Inspector Poole |
Genre | Detective |
Publisher | Constable (UK) Macmillan Inc. (US) |
Publication date | 1954 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Preceded by | Too Soon to Die |
Gold Was Our Grave is a 1954 mystery detective novel by the British writer Henry Wade. It was the seventh and last in a series of novels featuring the character of Inspector Poole, published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
Synopsis
After Hector Berrenton narrowly survives a car accident, he returns home to find a threatening note. It seems likely that someone has tampered with his car, seeking revenge for his involvement in a Bolivian goldmining concern that left many investors ruined several years earlier.
References
- Reilly p.1423
- Herbert p.205
Bibliography
- Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen. Popular Press, 1986.
- Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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