Murder by Experts

Murder by Experts
First edition (UK)
AuthorAnthony Gilbert
LanguageEnglish
SeriesArthur Crook
GenreMystery thriller
PublisherCollins Crime Club (UK)
Dial Press (US)
Publication date
1936
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Followed byThe Man Who Wasn't There 

Murder by Experts is a 1936 mystery thriller novel by the British writer Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of Lucy Beatrice Malleson.[1] It launched her long-running series featuring the shady London lawyer and detective Arthur Crook. Although she had been writing since 1926 this was her first major popular success.[2] The plot revolves around collectors of Chinese antiques.

References

  1. ^ Reilly p. 659
  2. ^ Magill p. 726

Bibliography

  • Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 2. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.


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