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  • The Duke of York's steps

    by Henry Wade ...
    Henry Wade's "The Duke of York's Steps" intricately weaves a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and social commentary set against the backdrop of post-World War I England. The novel is marked by Wade's sharp prose and attention to psychological depth, creating multifaceted characters whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. The narrative unfolds with a sense of foreboding, as the protagonist ... Read more

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  • Mist on the Saltings

    by Henry Wade ...
    ''Mist on the Saltings'' represents a notable departure from Wade's traditional Golden Age puzzle-plots, pivoting instead toward character depth and early elements of the police procedural. A bleak, impoverished seaside community called Bryde-by-the-Sea on the Norfolk coast is the setting. John Pansel is a struggling artist living with his wife, Hilary. Dallas Fiennes, a wealthy and arrogant ... Read more

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  • The Hanging Captain

    by Henry Wade ...
    First published in the US in 1932 by Harcourt, Brace & Co., New York. Sir Herbert Sterron is found dead, hanging by the neck from a curtain cord. He had good reason to want to kill himself, so nobody is unduly surprised. But then hints of foul play start to emerge: Sterron's wife, Griselda, was desperately unhappy with the marriage; and shocking evidence is uncovered that incriminates not just the ... Read more

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  • The Duke of York's Steps

    by Henry Wade ...
    First published in 1929, now public domain in the US and Canada, this was the first in a series of seven novels featuring the character of Chief Inspector Poole, published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It is notable for its portrayal of a German Jewish character, a banker who seeks revenge and wants to murder someone for his mistreatment. It was well-received by critics and sold well ... Read more

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  • Heir Presumptive

    by Henry Wade ...
    Eustace Hendel, head of the younger branch of a rich and titled family, suddenly realizes that, as the result of a holiday accident, the question of the succession to the entailed estates holds more than just academic interest for him. Eustace is in financial difficulties, and in love; all his problems would be solved were he himself heir presumptive to old Lord Barradys. Other members of the ... Read more

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  • A Dying Fall

    by Henry Wade ...
    ''A Dying Fall'' centers on Captain Charles Rathlyn, a down-on-his-luck racehorse trainer. After betting everything on his prize horse, Silver Eagle, and losing the race, he faces financial ruin. He is subsequently hired by Kate Wyngold—the wealthy widow who owned the winning horse—to manage her racing stables. The two eventually marry, creating a comfortable country life for Charles, though it ... Read more

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  • The Verdict of You All. Illustrated

    by Henry Wade ...
    Originally published in 1926, The Verdict of You All marked the debut of Henry Wade, one of the most respected authors of the Golden Age of detective fiction. A masterful blend of legal drama, psychological insight, and traditional detective investigation, the novel immediately established Wade as a writer of seriousness and skill. The story opens with the murder of Sir Robert Fyfe, a prominent ... Read more

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  • No Friendly Drop

    by Henry Wade ...
    The great hall of Tassart was lit only by the flickering light of burning logs as Lady Grayle came down the wide, uncarpeted staircase. It was early summer, still light out of doors, but the big house was always cold, and Lady Grayle hated twilight, so the curtains were drawn before dinner and the wood fire in the great Tudor fireplace of the hall, like the Vestal Virgins’ lamp, was never out from ... Read more

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  • Gold Was Our Grave

    by Henry Wade ...
    In “Gold Was Our Grave,” first published simultaneously in the US and UK in 1954, Hector Berrenton returns home from hospital after a serious car accident. Suspecting Berrenton's car has been tampered with, the North Sussex Police call in Scotland Yard. Chief Inspector John Poole, put in charge of the investigation, quickly discovers that three years earlier Berrenton and his partner, Jocelyn ... Read more

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  • Here Comes The Copper

    by Henry Wade ...
    PC John Bragg is young and full of ambition, and with his eye on making Superintendent one day, he squares up to each case that comes his way as an opportunity to show himself brave, reliable and a good detective. In town and country, at scenes of murder, robbery, fraud, abduction, military and industrial spying and arson, PC John Bragg's character grows as his mettle is tested. From dealing with ... Read more

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  • The Dying Fall

    by Henry Wade ...
    A fine February drizzle was drifting across the course as the numbers went up for the 1952 Royal Cup. Disappointing, because the day had begun fine and this might spoil visibility, blurring one’s race-glasses and even veiling the far side of the course.Still, the business of the moment was in the paddock, and to this were trooping now the hundreds of members and their friends for whom the ... Read more

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  • No Friendly Drop

    by Henry Wade ...
    “No Friendly Drop” (1931) by Henry Wade. At first it seems that Lord Henry Grayle has taken an overdose of sleeping medicine, but the autopsy reveals a tiny amount of scopolamine along with the draught—harmless in itself, but fatal when mixed... A poisoner with apparently expert knowledge is at work in the great house at Tassart. But from what motive, and how? Before he can find an answer to these ... Read more

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