{"product_id":"the-saltmarsh-murders-9780099526193","title":"The Saltmarsh Murders","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGladys Maude Winifred Mitchell  or The Great Gladys' as Philip Larkin called her  was born in 1901, in Cowley in Oxfordshire. She graduated in history from University College London and in 1921 began her long career as a teacher. Her hobbies included architecture and writing poetry. She studied the works of Sigmund Freud and her interest in witchcraft was encouraged by her friend, the detective novelist Helen Simpson. \u003cbr\u003eHer first novel, Speedy Death, was published in 1929 and introduced readers to Beatrice Adela Lestrange Bradley, the detective heroine of a further sixty six crime novels. She wrote at least one novel a year throughout her career and was an early member of the Detection Club, alongside Agatha Christie, G.K Chesterton and Dorothy Sayers.In 1961 she retired from teaching and, from her home in Dorset, continued to write, receiving the Crime Writers' Association Silver Dagger in 1976. Gladys Mitchell died in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe marvel is that although Miss Mitchell has been so prolific, she has also been so good -- Edmund Crispin\u003cbr\u003eThe Great Gladys -- Philip Larkin\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Bradley is easily one of the most memorable personalities * Next Read *","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017523003735,"sku":"9780099526193","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099526193.jpg?v=1750773827","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-saltmarsh-murders-9780099526193","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}