Bricklayer's Arms is a 1945 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.Magill p.1417 It is the forty first in his long-running series of novels featuring Lancelot Priestley, a Golden Age armchair detective. It was published in America by Dodd Mead under the alternative title Shadow of a Crime.Reilly p.1257 It was particularly notable for the lesser role played by Priestley, with the case being solved largely by Inspector Waghorn of Scotland Yard alone.
Synopsis A local village deliveryman comes across the body of an estate agent near a railway bridge, apparently the victim of a motorcycle accident. Subsequent investigation reveals he was killed and suspicion turns towards the dead man's boss. A mysterious bricklayer seen in the vicinity may also have some vital clue to solve the case.
References
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