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  • Vegetable Duck

    par John Rhode ...
    At the London service flat where she lives with her husband, dies after eating a meal which later analysis shows was infused with digitalis. Scotland Yard at first suspect her husband, who had been called away by a telephone call of murdering her. However, with the assistance of Priestley, the investigating officer is able to prove this is a long-premeditated crime by someone else. ... En savoir plus

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  • Delayed Payment

    par John Rhode ...
    ''Delayed Payment'' by John Rhode (Miles Burton) is a 1950s mystery novel featuring Dr. Priestley, who helps investigators solve a complex "double puzzle" through his insightful, logical deduction. The story revolves around uncovering clues to a murder, with a focus on "how" the crime was committed rather than just "who". It is described as a, sometimes, less traditional puzzle plot for Rhode, as ... En savoir plus

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  • The Hanging Woman

    par John Rhode ...
    “The Hanging Woman” (1931) is a classic mystery novel by John Rhode (Miles Burton) featuring his recurring detective, Dr. Lancelot Priestley. It centers on an investigation into a suspicious death at a supposedly haunted house. ... En savoir plus

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  • Twice Dead

    par John Rhode ...
    ''Twice Dead'' by John Rhode is a classic Golden Age mystery where the eccentric Sir Francis Yordale fakes his own death to test his heirs' affection, only to be found genuinely dead soon after, leading Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn and Dr. Priestley to investigate his real murder by carbon monoxide poisoning, revealing hidden family secrets and ingenious criminal methods. ... En savoir plus

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  • The Harvest Murder

    par John Rhode ...
    The Harvest Murder, first published in 1937 (and also published under the title Death in the Hop Fields) is part of the series of mysteries featuring private detective Dr. Priestley. Author John Rhode , a pen name of Cecil Street (1884-1964), was a prolific writer of mostly detective novels, publishing more than 140 books between 1924 and 1961.From the dustjacket: Sergeant Wragge happened to see ... En savoir plus

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  • The Fatal Garden

    par John Rhode ...
    The Fatal Garden, first published in 1949, is book no. 49 in the series of mysteries featuring private detective Dr. Priestley and Scotland Yard's Superintendent Waghorn. Author John Rhode, a pen name of Cecil Street (1884-1964), was a prolific writer of mostly detective novels, publishing more than 140 books between 1924 and 1961. From the dustjacket: "Yes, the initial murder in this book was ... En savoir plus

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  • Body Unidentified

    par John Rhode ...
    Collections Livre 27 - Dr. Priestley
    A quiet village is shaken by an unsettling discovery—a motor hearse, abandoned in the early morning light, with a coffin still inside. But it is what lies elsewhere that turns curiosity into horror. A body, burned beyond recognition, is found in a tar boiler on a lonely stretch of road. With no clear identity and no immediate connection between the grisly find and the stranded vehicle, Inspector ... En savoir plus

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  • The Fatal Garden

    par John Rhode ...
    When Pauline Clobury is found murdered in the dark and the rain near the gate of Prior’s Farm, suspicion centers on her young husband whom she plans to divorce. But when a new development occurs at the greenhouse of the same estate, both Superintendent James Waghorn, of New Scotland Yard’s CID, and his friend, the veteran Dr. Priestley, decide to visit the scene. What they discover in the formal ... En savoir plus

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  • Body Unidentified

    par John Rhode ...
    Mr. Wedgwood was puzzled. It was odd, he thought, as he looked from his bedroom window, that someone should leave a large closed car in the middle of his front yard, but what confused him even more was the shimmering brilliance it seemed to assume as the sun rose higher. Suddenly the unpleasant truth burst upon him with a shock. It was not a car at all. It was a hearse! Jimmy Waghorn first ... En savoir plus

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  • The Vanishing Diary

    par John Rhode ...
    The Vanishing Diary (1961) by John Rhode (Miles Burton) is the last installment in the Dr. Lancelot Priestley series, featuring Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn. The plot centers on a family dispute over a historic diary, locked in a double-sealed box, which vanishes, followed by the murder of a family member. Test pilot Freddie Hapton becomes involved with the feuding Greystoke family in Alderscar, ... En savoir plus

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  • Death at the Helm

    par John Rhode ...
    Death at the Helm (1941) is a Golden Age detective novel featuring recurring amateur sleuth, Dr. Lancelot Priestley, where Inspector Waghorn investigates the poisoning of two people on a grounded motor cruiser, a complex "howdunnit" rich in botanical details about poisons, set against a backdrop of wartime England. The book is praised for its well-clued puzzle, detailed detection, engaging ... En savoir plus

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  • Death in Wellington Road

    par John Rhode ...
    After a man is found gassed to death in a Cornish coastal resort, Superintendent Jimmy Waghorn takes up the case with the long-distance assistance of his mentor Doctor Priestley in London. Priestley is able to cast doubt on the police's view that the dead man's young housekeeper, now missing, is responsible for the crime. ... En savoir plus

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