The Deductions Of Col. Gore (Aka The Barrington Mystery) by Lynn Brock

Of poisoned African knives and pretty PicklesJust returned from service in South Africa, Colonel Gore goes for what seems a perfectly conventional dinner party - but before the evening is done the stage is set for blackmail, illegal drugs, and murder. Drawn into the mystery by Barbara Melhuish (aka `Pickles'), the Colonel works through a series of baffling clues to the solution - a solution which comes as a complete surprise!The Deductions of Colonel Gore is a 1924 detective novel by the Irish-born writer Lynn Brock. It was the first in his series of seven novels featuring the character of Colonel Wyckham Gore who became a popular choice with crime fiction buffs during the golden age of detective fiction. ".exciting and unexpected" - Times Literary Supplement".a clever detective story"- The Sheffield Telegraph
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