Murder at Lilac Cottage
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 American first edition | |
| Author | John Rhode |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Lancelot Priestley |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins (UK) Dodd Mead (US) |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Death on the Boat Train |
| Followed by | Death at the Helm |
Murder at Lilac Cottage is a 1940 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1] It is the thirty third in his long-running series of novels featuring Lancelot Priestley, a Golden Age armchair detective.[2] In the Times Literary Supplement reviewer Maurice Willson Disher noted "With both ingenuity and originality at command, he will keep puzzle-solvers guessing until it pleases Dr. Priestley to explain why clues are not what they seem." At the same time, Ralph Partridge gave it a broadly positive review in the New Statesman.
