Green for Danger
Green for Danger by Christianna Brand, published by Poisoned Pen Press in 2023, is a mystery novel set against the backdrop of World War II. This edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds in 1942 at Heron’s Park, a military hospital in Kent, where postman Joseph Higgins delivers letters of acceptance for new roles. His return to the hospital after a bombing raid leads to a series of mysterious deaths, prompting a tense investigation.
Readers will find a classic detective narrative filled with red herrings and intricate twists, as Inspector Cockrill navigates the complexities of the case involving four nurses and three doctors. The atmosphere is marked by claustrophobia and suspense, reflecting the historical context of the time. This edition invites readers into a world of crime and police procedural elements, showcasing Brand’s skill in crafting a compelling mystery.
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“Hands down one of the best formal detective stories ever written.”– Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
This Golden Age masterclass of red herrings and tricky twists, first published in 1944, features a tense and claustrophobic investigation with a close-knit cast of suspects.
“You have to reach for the greatest of the Great Names (Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen) to find Christianna Brand’s rivals in the subtleties of the trade.”
–Anthony Boucher in The New York Times
It is 1942, and struggling up the hill to the new Kent military hospital Heron’s Park, postman Joseph Higgins is soon to deliver seven letters of acceptance for roles at the infirmary. He has no idea that the sender of one of the letters will be the cause of his demise in just one year’s time.
When Higgins returns to Heron’s Park with injuries from a bombing raid in 1943, his inexplicable death by asphyxiation in the operating theatre casts four nurses and three doctors under suspicion, and a second death in quick succession invites the presence of the irascible–yet uncommonly shrewd–Inspector Cockrill to the hospital. As an air raid detains the inspector for the night, the stage is set for a tense and claustrophobic investigation with a close-knit cast of suspects.
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