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The Paddington Mystery

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The Paddington Mystery
First edition
AuthorJohn Rhode
LanguageEnglish
SeriesLancelot Priestley
GenreDetective
PublisherGeoffrey Bles
Publication date
1925
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Followed byDr. Priestley's Quest 

The Paddington Mystery is a 1925 detective novel by John Rhode, a pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1] It marked the first appearance of Lancelot Priestley, who featured in a long-running series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[2] A scientific genius, Priestley is an armchair detective who can solve a mystery without actually visiting the scene of the crime.[3]

Synopsis

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After returning one night from a nightclub, Harold Merefield finds a man's dead body lying in his bed. He turns to Doctor Priestley, the father of his former fiancée April.

References

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  1. ^ Evans p.60
  2. ^ James p.55
  3. ^ Herbert p.12

Bibliography

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  • Evans, Curtis. Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961. McFarland, 2014.
  • Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • James, Russell. Great British Fictional Detectives. Remember When, 21 Apr 2009.