Death of Jezebel
 First edition | |
| Author | Christianna Brand |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Cockrill |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Suddenly at His Residence |
| Followed by | London Particular |
Death of Jezebel is a 1948 mystery crime novel by the British author Christianna Brand.[1] It is the fourth entry in the series featuring the fictional police detective Inspector Cockerill, and sees him working alongside Inspector Charlesworth a character from Brand's debut novel Death in High Heels.
Synopsis
[edit]Isabel Drew, a beautiful and arrogant actress, has widely been known as Jezebel since she drove her best friend's fiancé to kill himself. While performing in a medieval extravaganza in London she and other cast members receive letters threatening to kill them.
References
[edit]- ^ Reilly p.170
Bibliography
[edit]- Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen. Popular Press, 1986.
- Gaines, Janet Howe . Music in the Old Bones: Jezebel Through the Ages. SIU Press, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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