Death Makes a Prophet
1947 novel
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Death Makes a Prophet is a 1947 detective novel by the British author John Bude, the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore.[1][2] In 2017 it was reissued by the British Library Publishing as part of a group of republished crime novels from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
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| Author | John Bude |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Detective Inspector Meredith |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Macdonald |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | Trouble A-Brewing |
| Followed by | Dangerous Sunlight |
Synopsis
In Welworth Garden City in Hertfordshire a growing cult has gathered members, but a power dispute has broken out between the founder and a charismatic newcomer. During a summer rally at the country estate of one of its wealthiest and most prominent members, a double murder takes place with the High Prophet of the movement amongst the dead.
