The city is being targeted by a series of burglaries committed by an organised gang led by an anonymous man known only as "The Plumber". They inspire such terror that Martineau finds it nearly impossible to gather any information about their activities.
midnight, plumber, 1957, crime, novel, british, writer, maurice, procter, second, series, featuring, chief, inspector, harry, martineau, northern, industrial, city, granchester, published, united, states, harper, following, year, seriesharry, martineaupublicat. The Midnight Plumber is a 1957 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter 1 It is the second in his series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau set in the Northern industrial city of Granchester 2 It was published in the United States by Harper the following year 3 The Midnight PlumberSeriesHarry MartineauPublication date1957Media typePrintSynopsis editThe city is being targeted by a series of burglaries committed by an organised gang led by an anonymous man known only as The Plumber They inspire such terror that Martineau finds it nearly impossible to gather any information about their activities References edit Dove p 258 Reilly p 1216 Vicarel p 218Bibliography editDove George N The Police Procedural Popular Press 1982 Herbert Rosemary Whodunit A Who s Who in Crime amp Mystery Writing Oxford University Press 2003 Reilly John M Twentieth Century Crime amp Mystery Writers Springer 2015 Vicarel Jo Ann A Reader s Guide to the Police Procedural G K Hall 1995 nbsp This article about a crime novel of the 1950s 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 The Midnight Plumber amp oldid 1177324820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
