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| Author | Henry Wade |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Poole |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Constable |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Bury Him Darkly |
| Followed by | Too Soon to Die |
Lonely Magdalen is a 1940mysterydetective novel by the British writerHenry Wade.[1] It was the fifth in a series of seven novels featuring the character ofInspector Poole, published during theGolden Age of Detective Fiction.[2] The book focuses more closely onpolice procedural than the traditional puzzle format.[3] There was a thirteen-year gap between this and the next entry in the seriesToo Soon to Die.
A woman is foundstrangled on a corner ofLondon'sHampstead Heath, who proves to be aprostitute fromKentish Town. The investigations of Inspector Poole, however, reveal that she had once been from a respectable background. He deduces the culprit is like to be drawn from one her clients.
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