The Deadly Joker is a 1963 mystery novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, under his pen name of Nicholas Blake.[1][2] It was one of four stand-alone novels he wrote under the name alongside the Nigel Strangeways detective novels. It is unusual for the author for being written in a first person narrative from the perspective of the protagonist John Waterson.[3]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Cecil Day-Lewis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1963 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Synopsis
editA man and his younger wife settle in the English countryside, but find the village is teeming with tensions. Things come to a head when one of the inhabitants is killed during a flower show.
References
editBibliography
edit- Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Stanford, Peter. C Day-Lewis: A Life. A&C Black, 2007.
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