Speedy Death. Mrs. Bradley Mysteries. Illustrated

Speedy Death (1929) marks the debut of Gladys Mitchell’s most enduring and eccentric creation — Mrs. Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley, a formidable psychoanalyst, amateur detective, and one of the most unconventional sleuths of the Golden Age of Crime. With her sharp intellect, sinister cackle, and unflinching eye for human folly, Mrs. Bradley brings a new and unsettling flavor to the traditional detective novel. The story opens at a country house gathering, where guests have assembled for ...