CRIME IN THE CATHEDRAL
BAILEY, H.C. The Bishop's Crime. London: Victor Gollancz.1940.
8vo. Original publisher's light blue cloth with navy blue lettering to spine; Yellow dustwrapper with black and purple lettering; pp. [vii], 246; fading to light blue cloth with evidence of previous repair to front inner hinge, offsetting and spotting to endpapers, light even toning due to paper stock; wrappers with marginal wear and discolouration, partial restoration to print at upper and lower margin; a good copy.
A drama critic and also a war correspondent during the First World War, H.C. Bailey became one of the most-read writers of the 'Golden Age' of detective fiction. He authored widely divergent, dark stories, involving multiple homicides, disappearances, police corruption, and obstruction of justice.
One of the books from the famous 'Mr. Fortune' series, The Bishop's Crime revolves around a cathedral and its artifacts, where a dubious collective of clergymen form prime suspects.
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