Invitation to an Inquest is a 1950 mystery crime novel by the British writer Richard Hull. It was published by Collins Crime Club.Reilly p.828 Hull, a member of the Detection Club during the Golden Age, was known for his stories involving cynical, unpleasant protagonists.Magill p.920-21 He was strongly influenced by Anthony Berkeley's Malice Aforethought.Reilly p.828 It was his penultimate work, followed by The Martineau Murders in 1953.
Synopsis Inspector Yarrow of Scotland Yard investigates the case of a drowned body recovered from the River Thames in London. Yarrow encounters his two unpleasant cousins and would happily pin a murder on either of them if he can find enough evidence to do so.
References
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