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| Author | Anne Hocking |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Chief Inspector William Austen |
| Genre | Mystery crime |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
| Publication date | 1943 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | One Shall Be Taken |
| Followed by | Six Green Bottles |
Nile Green is a 1943 mystery detective novel by the British writer Anne Hocking. Written during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, it is the fifth in her long-running series featuring Chief Superintendent William Austen of Scotland Yard. It was published in the United States by Doubleday under the alternative title Death Loves a Shining Mark.
Synopsis
In wartime Cairo working for military intelligence, Austen investigates a case amongst the wealthy British inhabitants of the city. A married woman who had been having an affair, has been murdered during an air raid.
References
- Simon p.165
- Hubin p.201
- Nehr p.208
Bibliography
- Barzun, Jacques & Taylor, Wendell Hertig A Catalogue of Crime. HarperCollins, 1989.
- Hubin, Allen J. 1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980. Garland Pub., 1988.
- Nehr, Ellen. Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, 1928-1991. Offspring Press, 1992.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Spector Simon, Reeva. Spies and Holy Wars: The Middle East in 20th-Century Crime Fiction. University of Texas Press, 2010.
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