Dead Men at the Folly

Dead Men at the Folly is a 1932 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street. It is the thirteenth in his long-running series of novels featuring Lancelot Priestley, a Golden Age armchair detective. It was published in the United States by Dodd Mead.

Synopsis

A dead body found at the foot of a large folly draws the attention of Hanslet of Scotland Yard and with him Doctor Priestley.

References

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