Arthur Crook Series

51 primary works • 51 total works
Arthur Crook is a vulgar London lawyer. Instead of dispassionately analyzing a case, he usually enters it after seemingly damning evidence has built up against his client, then conducts a no-holds-barred investigation of doubtful ethicality to clear him or her.

Book 1

Murder by Experts
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3.20 · 25 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1936 · 10 editions
Murder by Experts launched Anthony Gilbert's long-…

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    Book 2

    The Man Who Wasn't There
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    3.22     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1937 · 5 editions

    Marjorie Hyde, a gifted but unsuccessful actress, …

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    Book 3

    Murder Has No Tongue
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    3.43     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1937 · 3 editions
    A mysterious warning - will it end in murder?
    Class…

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    Book 4

    Treason in My Breast
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    4.14     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1938 · 3 editions

    'Few murders would go unhung,' said plump, cynical…

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    Book 5

    The Clock in the Hatbox
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    3.67     · 21 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1939 · 10 editions
    Classic golden age mystery from a true icon of cri…

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    Book 6

    The Bell of Death
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    3.24     · 17 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1939 · 5 editions

    The bell of St Ethelburga's had stopped ringing. I…

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    Book 7

    Dear Dead Woman
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    3.60     · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1940 · 8 editions
    A night of fog, an evil night, a frightful night -…

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    Book 8

    The Vanishing Corpse
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    3.89     · 18 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1941 · 6 editions
    Laura Verity is an elderly lady with not much mone…

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    Book 9

    The Woman in Red
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    3.61     · 79 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1941 · 18 editions
    During early 1940 twenty three year old Julia Ross…

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    Book 10

    Something Nasty in the Woodshed
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    3.79     · 14 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1942 · 15 editions

    'No author is more skilled at making a good sto…

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    Book 11

    La gente muere despacio
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    3.50     · 24 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1942 · 15 editions
    The first time Arthur Crook encountered the elderl…

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    Book 12

    The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball
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    3.56     · 9 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1943 · 17 editions
    A 1943 mystery thriller novel by the British write…

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    Book 13

    He Came by Night
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    3.78     · 18 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1944 · 13 editions
    A Mr. Crook Mystery, from the Author of Death in t…

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    Book 14

    The Scarlet Button
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    3.42     · 12 Ratings · published 1944 · 13 editions
    Dust Jacket blurb:
    More excitement, suspense and ac…

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    Book 15

    A Spy for Mr Crook
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    3.80     · 5 Ratings · published 1944 · 4 editions

    'No author is more skilled at making a good sto…

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    Book 16

    The Black Stage
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    3.57     · 28 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1945 · 15 editions
    Some men are born to be murdered
    Classic crime from…

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    Book 17

    Don't Open the Door
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    3.52     · 23 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1945 · 22 editions
    'No author is more skilled at making a good story …

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    Book 18

    The Innocent Bottle
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    3.47     · 17 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1945 · 12 editions
    When he was alive, old James East had had a jealou…

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    Book 19

    The Spinster's Secret
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    3.87     · 31 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1946 · 19 editions
    Forget The Girl on the Train - meet the woman who …

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    Book 20

    Death in the Wrong Room
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    3.55     · 40 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1947 · 15 editions
    This is the nineteenth in Gilbert's long-running s…

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    Book 21

    Die in the Dark
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    4.20     · 5 Ratings · published 1947 · 7 editions
    Detective Arthur Crook is browsing the newspaper o…

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    Book 22

    Death Knocks Three Times
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    3.56     · 27 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1949 · 12 editions
    A mystery thriller novel by Anthony Gilbert, the p…

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    Book 23

    Murder Comes Home
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    3.10     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1950 · 19 editions
    Original hardcover published by Random ©1951. A Me…

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    Book 24

    A Nice Cup of Tea
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    4.17     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1950 · 10 editions
    After years of caring for her often impossible mot…

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    Book 25

    Lady-Killer
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    3.93     · 14 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1951 · 10 editions
    A serial killer who has a knack of ridding himself…

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    Book 26

    A Case for Mr. Crook
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    3.91     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1952 · 9 editions
    "If you ever need my help, I'll be there." But by …

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    Book 27

    Footsteps Behind Me
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    3.50     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1953 · 17 editions
    He knows their darkest secrets - but they are even…

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    Book 28

    Snake in the Grass
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    3.92     · 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1954 · 16 editions
    He tried to help a woman in need - but she's the p…

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    Book 29

    Is She Dead Too?
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    3.75     · 8 Ratings · published 1955 · 11 editions
    A Little Murder Goes a Long Way

    The first Mrs. Poul…

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    Book 30

    And Death Came Too
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    4.29     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1956 · 9 editions
    'No author is more skilled at making a good story …

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    Book 31

    Riddle of a Lady
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    3.80     · 10 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1956 · 16 editions
    The first time he saw her she stole his heart. The…

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    Book 32

    Give Death a Name
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    3.40     · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1957 · 4 editions
    She lost her memory – now her life is at risk.
    Clas…

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    Book 33

    Death Against the Clock
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    3.14     · 7 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1958 · 6 editions
    In a small English town, family conflict can be mu…

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    Book 34

    Death Casts a Long Shadow
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    3.85     · 26 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1959 · 14 editions
    The victims were predictable – the murderer was no…

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    Book 35

    Prelude to Murder
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    3.33     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1959 · 7 editions
    Sporting his familiar mustard-colored suit, his bo…

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    Book 36

    Out for the Kill
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    3.83     · 6 Ratings · published 1960 · 10 editions
    Several individuals, occupying a house divided int…

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    Book 37

    She Shall Die
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    3.79     · 24 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1961 · 11 editions
    When Arthur Crook's latest client arrived, to cons…

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    Book 38

    Uncertain Death
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    3.25     · 8 Ratings · published 1961 · 10 editions
    'No author is more skilled at making a good story …

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    Book 39

    No Dust in the Attic
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    3.73     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1962 · 12 editions
    Murder on the train - and the killer is looking fo…

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    Book 40

    Ring for a Noose
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    3.83     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1963 · 9 editions
    A mission to help refugees -- but someone has murd…

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    Book 41

    The Fingerprint
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    3.33     · 3 Ratings · published 1964 · 11 editions
    A crime that isn't reported; a mother who's threat…

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    Book 42

    The Voice
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    3.50     · 4 Ratings · published 1964 · 12 editions
    An ordinary day - which turns to blackmail and mur…

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    Book 43

    Passenger to Nowhere
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    3.25     · 4 Ratings · published 1965 · 7 editions
    To Sarah Hollis and her flatmates a ramshackle vil…

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    Book 44

    The Looking Glass Murder
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    2.88     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1966 · 12 editions
    Solange Peters 'died' - and so did the scandal and…

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    Book 45

    The Visitor
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    2.50     · 4 Ratings · published 1967 · 7 editions
    A blackmailer - murdered. And the suspect in fear …

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    Book 46

    Murder Anonymous
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    3.12     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1968 · 13 editions
    An escaped convict, a mysterious deserted house, a…

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    Book 47

    Missing From Her Home
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    3.75     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1969 · 12 editions
    A missing child - and she might not be the last vi…

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    Book 48

    Mr. Crook Lifts the Mask
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    3.67     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1939 · 10 editions
    Classic crime from one of the greats of the Detect…

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    Book 49

    Tenant for the Tomb
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    3.71     · 14 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1951 · 11 editions
    When an accident begins to look like murder...

    Clas…

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    Book 50

    Murder's a Waiting Game
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    3.33     · 6 Ratings · published 1941 · 10 editions
    'No author is more skilled at making a good story …

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    Book 51

    A nice little killing
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    3.07     · 14 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1946 · 11 editions
    In the novel, the story revolves around a seemingl…

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