Miss Milverton, also known as Aunt Augusta, is the spinster owner of a large house in Cornwall. Her numerous relatives include her wastrel nephew and heir. When he is murdered, Scotland Yard is called in in the shape of Chief Inspector Austen.
miss, milverton, 1941, mystery, crime, novel, british, author, anne, hocking, first, published, london, geoffrey, bles, third, series, featuring, chief, inspector, william, austen, part, golden, detective, fiction, published, united, states, 1942, doubleday, u. Miss Milverton is a 1941 mystery crime novel by the British author Anne Hocking 1 First published in London by Geoffrey Bles it was the third in her series featuring Chief Inspector William Austen as part of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction It was published in the United States in 1942 by Doubleday under the alternative title Poison is a Bitter Brew 2 Miss MilvertonAmerican first editionAuthorAnne HockingCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishSeriesChief Inspector William AustenGenreMystery crimePublisherGeoffrey BlesPublication date1941Media typePrintPreceded byThe Wicked Flee Followed byOne Shall Be Taken Synopsis editMiss Milverton also known as Aunt Augusta is the spinster owner of a large house in Cornwall Her numerous relatives include her wastrel nephew and heir When he is murdered Scotland Yard is called in in the shape of Chief Inspector Austen References edit Reilly p 794 Nehr p 195Bibliography editHubin Allen J 1981 1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction 1749 1980 Garland Pub 1988 Nehr Ellen Doubleday Crime Club Compendium 1928 1991 Offspring Press 1992 Reilly John M Twentieth Century Crime amp Mystery Writers Springer 2015 nbsp This article about a mystery novel of the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miss Milverton amp oldid 1208691507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
