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Faintley Speaking

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Faintley Speaking
First edition
AuthorGladys Mitchell
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1954
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byMerlin's Furlong 
Followed byWatson's Choice 

Faintley Speaking is a 1954 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the twenty seventh in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2]

Synopsis

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An overhead phone conversation from a Miss Faintley draws a struggling author into a mystery involving a parcel drop that leads to murder of Faintley, a seemingly respectable schoolteacher. Mrs Bradley investigates the case, involving a gang of smugglers, through her devoted secretary Laura who goes undercover.

References

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  1. ^ Klein p.231
  2. ^ Reilly p.1089

Bibliography

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  • Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.