Gold Was Our Grave
 First US edition | |
| Author | Henry Wade |
|---|---|
| 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.[1][2] 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
[edit]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
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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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