The Worsted Viper
The Worsted Viper is a 1943 detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the fifteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2] Bradley was one of a number of investigators active during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Much of the novel takes place on the Norfolk Broads.
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| Author | Gladys Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1943 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Laurels Are Poison |
| Followed by | Sunset Over Soho |
In 2000 it was adapted for an episode of the television series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries starring Diana Rigg.
Synopsis
When three of her former students on a boating holiday in Norfolk discover a body in a cottage, they call in the assistance of Mrs Bradley.
References
- Klein p.231
- Reilly p.1089
Bibliography
- Klein, Kathleen Gregory. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. Greenwood Press, 1994.
- Miskimmin, Esme. 100 British Crime Writers. Springer Nature, 2020.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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