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Inspector Mallett Series

7 primary works • 7 total works
Mallett is a Scotland Yard detective with a plodding exterior masking a nimble mind; Francis Pettigrew appears in books 4, 5, and 6

Book 1

Tenant for Death
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3.86 · 576 Ratings · 70 Reviews · published 1937 · 44 editions
Two young estate agent's clerks are sent to check …

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    Book 2

    Death is No Sportsman
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    3.81     · 165 Ratings · 22 Reviews · published 1938 · 17 editions
    An Inspector Mallett mystery - The story begins de…

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    Book 3

    Suicide Excepted
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    3.91     · 408 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 1939 · 31 editions
    An Inspector Mallett mystery - Inspector Mallett's…

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    Book 4

    Tragedy at Law
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    3.80     · 858 Ratings · 125 Reviews · published 1942 · 55 editions
    Tragedy at Law follows a very important High Court…

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    Book 5

    With a Bare Bodkin
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    3.97     · 719 Ratings · 79 Reviews · published 1946 · 30 editions
    England is in the grip of the Second World War and…

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    Book 6

    Untimely Death
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    3.67     · 431 Ratings · 64 Reviews · published 1958 · 4 editions
    A delicious mystery of a haunting childhood nightm…

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    Best Detective Stories of Cyril Hare
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    4.03     · 331 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 1959 · 28 editions
    Cyril Hare's short stories were mostly written for…

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