The Man Who Was Too Clever
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| Author | Anthony Gilbert |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Scott Egerton |
| Genre | Mystery thriller |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | An Old Lady Dies |
The Man Who Was Too Clever is a 1935 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson.[1] It is the tenth and last in a series of novels featuring her amateur detective and politician Scott Egerton.[2] The following year she introduced a new character, the unscrupulous solicitor Arthur Crook, in Murder by Experts.
Synopsis[edit]
Helen Paget is found shot dead in a private room of the Apsley Hotel in London. Her murderer has developed a very complex plot to commit the killing without being caught, but he is too clever for his own good.
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Bibliography[edit]
- Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 2. Salem Press, 1988.
- Murphy, Bruce F. The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Springer, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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