 First edition | |
| Author | Ruthven Todd |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | John Westhouse |
Publication date | 1946 |
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| Preceded by | The Death Cap |
Swing Low, Swing Death is a 1946 mystery detective novel by the British author Ruthven Todd, written under the pen name of R.T. Campbell.[1] It was the last of seven novels featuring the botanist and amateur detective Professor John Stubbs.[2] Todd planned to continue the series, with five more titles announced, but the bankruptcy of his publisher brought the series to a halt. The following year he emigrated to the United States. It was republished in 2018 by Dover Publications, along with three others Stubbs adventures.
Synopsis
A controversial new modern art gallery in London is the site for the unveiling of a painting. However, when the supposed masterpiece is revealed, the body of a dead art dealer is found hanging from the picture hook.
References
Bibliography
- Hanson, Gillian Mary. City and Shore: The Function of Setting in the British Mystery. McFarland, 2015.
- Main, Peter. A Fervent Mind: The Life of Ruthven Todd. Lomax Press, 2018.
- Royle, Trevor. The Macmillan Companion to Scottish Literature. Macmillan, 1983.
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