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  • The John Rhode Detective Library. Dr. Priestley Mysteries (16 Books). Illustrated

    The Fatal Pool, Death Takes a Partner, Licensed for Murder, Murder at Derivale, The Paddington Mystery and Others

    by John Rhode ...
    The John Rhode Detective Library brings together sixteen of the most compelling and ingeniously plotted mysteries featuring Dr. Lancelot Priestley, one of the most distinctive sleuths of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Created by Cecil John Charles Street, writing as John Rhode, Dr. Priestley is a logician, a scientist, and an armchair detective whose calm reasoning and analytical mind ... Read more

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  • The Paddington Mystery

    by John Rhode ...
    Series Book 1 - The Dr. Priestley Detective Stories
    A night of revelry ends with a perplexing death in the first novel featuring one of the greatest detectives of the Golden Age of Mystery.In the early hours of a wintery morning, Harold Merefield returns home from a festive little party at The Naxos, a popular nightclub in Paddington. But just as he tries to get some much-needed sleep, he is startled by a gruesome discovery on his bed: a corpse ... Read more

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  • Twice Dead

    by 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. ... Read more

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  • Murder at Derivale

    by John Rhode ...
    Murder at Derivale, first published in 1958, is book no. 66 in the Dr. Priestley detective story series. 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. Murder at Derivale one of the final books in the Priestley series, has Inspector Jimmy Waghorn (assisted by the now elderly Dr. ... Read more

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  • The Hanging Woman

    by 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. ... Read more

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  • Dead of the Night

    by John Rhode ...
    “Dead of the Night” (1942) is a mystery by John Rhode (Miles Burton) featuring his recurring investigator Dr. Priestley. Written during WWII, the plot reflects the atmosphere of the British Home Guard preparing for a potential invasion. The story involves a murder that occurs during a Home Guard training exercise (a "night exercise"). ... Read more

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  • Death in Wellington Road

    by 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. ... Read more

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  • The Secret Meeting

    by John Rhode ...
    The discovery of a seemingly unidentifiable corpse in a shabby block of offices off the Gray's Inn Road in central London inexplicably proves to be linked to the assassination of a member of parliament with secret communist ties on an express train heading northwards. ... Read more

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  • Dr. Priestley Lays a Trap

    by John Rhode ...
    Dr. Priestley Lays a Trap, first published in 1933 (and also known by the title The Motor Rally Mystery), 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: The death of Lessingham and his ... Read more

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  • Death at Breakfast. Dr. Priestley Mystery. Illustrated

    by John Rhode ...
    In Death at Breakfast, John Rhode presents another thrilling Dr. Priestley mystery that unfolds within a seemingly ordinary setting—a country house where an unexpected tragedy occurs. The story begins with the peculiar death of Victor Harleston, a wealthy businessman, who is found dead at the breakfast table under circumstances that defy explanation. Initially thought to be a sudden, natural death ... Read more

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  • Death on the Boat Train

    by John Rhode ...
    Death on the Boat Train, first published in 1940, is book no. 32 in the series of mysteries featuring private detective Dr. Priestley and Scotland Yard's Superintendent Hanslet and Inspector Jimmy 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: Fair blew ... Read more

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  • The Prime Minister's Pencil (Book 4)

    by John Rhode ...
    ''The Prime Minister's Pencil'' (1933) by Cecil Waye (John Rhode/Miles Burton) as always features private investigator Christopher Perrin. Perrin investigates the disappearance of Cuthbert Solway, a politician's secretary who is later found dead, leading to a complex murder case. Miss Millicent Rushburton hires Perrin to find her father's (Sir Ethelred) missing secretary, Solway. Solway is found ... Read more

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