Thou Shell of Death
1936 novel
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Thou Shell of Death is a 1936 detective novel by the British author Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.[1] It is the second in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways. It was published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and features a country house mystery. The title is a quote from the Jacobean play The Revenger's Tragedy.[2]
Title page for Thou Shell of Death (1936) | |
| Author | Cecil Day-Lewis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Nigel Strangeways |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club Harper & Brothers (US) |
Publication date | 1936 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | A Question of Proof |
| Followed by | There's Trouble Brewing |
