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One Gunshot.
The Seven Dials Mystery
When a practical joke involving eight alarm clocks turns into murder, the case is taken up by Bundle Brent and Jimmy Thesiger. With the help of Bill Eversleigh they discover that the Seven Dials Club is not only a nightclub but also the headquarters of a Secret Society. To track down the murderer Bundle must first decide just which side the members of the Society are on...Year: 1929
Detective: Battle
Location: England
Detective: Battle
Location: England
Cast of characters
Superintendent Battle. Also: Alfred, Count Andras, Rupert Bateman, John Bauer, The Brents: Lady Eileen 'Bundle' and Marcia, Dr. Cassell, Sir Oswald and Lady Maria Coote, Lord Caterham, Vera "Socks" Daventry, Ronny Devereaux, Sir Stanley Digby, Herr Eberhard, Bill Eversleigh, George Lomax, Colonel Melrose, Mr. Mosgorovsky, Terence O'Rourke, Howard Phelps, Countess Radzky, Gerald St. Maur, Mr. Stevens, Jimmy Thesiger, Tredwell, Gerald and Loraine WadePublishing history
Publishing: First published in 1929 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. TV: Adapted, with Sir John Gielgud playing the role of Lord Caterham, in 1981 by LWT in England, and also shown on PBS in the U.S.Notes and reviews
The novel provides a return to Chimneys, the country house that served as the setting for 'The Secret Of Chimneys', and the reappearance of many characters from that novel.Murder methods:
One Poisoning.One Gunshot.