Situation Vacant is a 1946 detective novel by the British writer Cecil Street, writing under the pen name of Miles Burton.[1] It was the thirty fourth entry in a lengthy series of books featuring the detective Desmond Merrion and Inspector Arnold of Scotland Yard.[2] As with much of the series it takes place in rural England.
First edition (UK) | |
Author | Cecil Street |
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Language | English |
Series | Desmond Merrion |
Genre | Detective |
Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1946 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | |
Preceded by | The Cat Jumps |
Followed by | Heir to Lucifer |
Synopsis
editTwo secretaries working for Mrs. Whyttington, owner of a manor house in a small village, die of poisoning within a few months of each other.
References
editBibliography
edit- Evans, Curtis. Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961. McFarland, 2014.
- 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.