The Two Graphs
1950 novel
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The Two Graphs is a 1950 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1][2] It is the fiftieth in his long-running series of novels featuring Lancelot Priestley, a Golden Age armchair detective. It was published in America by Dodd Mead under the alternative title Double Identities.[3] Writing in The Observer Maurice Richardson noted a "slight slackening of tension towards the finish but an excellent specimen of Rhode’s later period."
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | John Rhode |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Lancelot Priestley |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles (UK) Dodd Mead (US) |
Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Up the Garden Path |
| Followed by | Family Affairs |
Synopsis
In the Norfolk Broads one of a pair of identical twin brothers drowns, but it is not clear which one. Matters are further complicated when the surviving twin is poisoned.