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The Devil's Elbow

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The Devil's Elbow
First edition
AuthorGladys Mitchell
Cover artistBarbara Bradley
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1951
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byGroaning Spinney 
Followed byThe Echoing Strangers 

The Devil's Elbow is a 1951 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell. It is the twenty fourth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[1] The novel takes its name from a geographical feature along the route of the trip.

Synopsis

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A coach trip around the Scottish Highlands appears uneventful until, near to its end, one of the passengers is murdered. On her own initiative Mrs Bradley sets out to solve the case, where there are no less than thirty one suspects.

References

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  1. ^ Reilly p.1089

Bibliography

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  • Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.