The Musical Comedy Crime
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Anthony Gilbert |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Scott Egerton |
| Genre | Mystery thriller |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1933 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Long Shadow |
| Followed by | An Old Lady Dies |
The Musical Comedy Crime is a 1933 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson.[1][2][3] It is the seventh entry of the series featuring Scott Egerton, her principal character before her better known creation Arthur Crook appeared three years later. A traditional whodunnit, it was published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
Synopsis[edit]
Major John Hillier is killed in his London flat by his servant. Inspector Field of Scotland Yard traced his movements the night before his death and found he had attended a performance at a suburban theatre. It takes Scott Egerton to finally crack the case.
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- 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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