The Widow's Cruise
First edition
AuthorCecil Day-Lewis
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesNigel Strangeways
GenreDetective
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1959
Media typePrint
Preceded byEnd of Chapter 
Followed byThe Worm of Death 

The Widow's Cruise is a 1959 British detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.[1] It is the thirteenth in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways.[2]

Synopsis

Strangeways and his friend the sculptress arrange to go on a cruise ship visiting the Greek Islands. Soon they become aware of the underlying tensions between their fellow passengers, before a murder is committed.

References

  1. Stanford p.259
  2. Reilly p.135

Bibliography

  • Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
  • Stanford, Peter. C Day-Lewis: A Life. A&C Black, 2007.


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