Suddenly at His Residence

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Suddenly at His Residence
First edition
AuthorChristianna Brand
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesInspector Cockrill
GenreCrime
PublisherThe Bodley Head (UK)
Dodd, Mead and Company (US)
Publication date
1946
Media typePrint
Preceded byGreen for Danger 
Followed byDeath of Jezebel 

Suddenly at His Residence is a 1946 crime novel by the British writer Christianna Brand. It is the third in a series featuring her detective Inspector Cockrill. In the United States it was published using the alternative title The Crooked Wreath.[1]

Synopsis[edit]

During the final months of the Second World War, a man is murdered on the very evening he intends to disinherit his various family members.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Reilly p.170

Bibliography[edit]

  • Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen. Popular Press, 1986.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.