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Colonel Gore's Second Case

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Colonel Gore’s Second Case
1928 edition
AuthorLynn Brock
LanguageEnglish
SeriesColonel Gore
GenreDetective
PublisherWilliam Collins, Sons
Harper & Brothers (US)
Publication date
1925
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Deductions of Colonel Gore 
Followed byThe Kink 

Colonel Gore’s Second Case is a 1925 detective novel by the Irish writer Lynn Brock.[1] It was the second in his series of seven novels featuring the character of Colonel Wyckham Gore.[2] Gore enjoyed popularity during the early stages of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3] After solving his first case Gore now establishes his own detective agency.[4]

Synopsis

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At a golf club in the West Country, several murders and attempted murders take place. Gore leads the investigation into the crimes but he himself comes under attack.

References

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  1. ^ Turnbull p.69
  2. ^ Reilly p.198
  3. ^ Herbert p.157
  4. ^ Reilly p.198

Bibliography

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  • Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
  • Turnbull, Malcolm J. Victims Or Villains: Jewish Images in Classic English Detective Fiction. Popular Press, 1998.