Invitation to an Inquest
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| Author | Richard Hull |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery crime |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Invitation to an Inquest is a 1950 mystery crime novel by the British writer Richard Hull. It was published by Collins Crime Club.[1] Hull, a member of the Detection Club during the Golden Age, was known for his stories involving cynical, unpleasant protagonists.[2] He was strongly influenced by Anthony Berkeley's Malice Aforethought.[3] It was his penultimate work, followed by The Martineau Murders in 1953.