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Be Kind to the Killer
First edition
AuthorHenry Wade
LanguageEnglish
GenreDetective
PublisherConstable
Publication date
1952
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Be Kind to the Killer is a 1952 detective novel by the British writer Henry Wade.[1][2] As with many of his works it is written in the style of a police procedural.

A review by Julian Symons in the Times Literary Supplement observed that "Mr. Wade’s writing is pedestrian and at times faintly comic" although concluded "But Be Kind to the Killer is a sound piece of work, which contains some interesting details of police procedure."

Synopsis[edit]

When his childhood friend and fellow police officer is killed on duty, Detective Constable Henry Campion takes it on his own shoulders to singlehandedly bring those responsible to justice.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Reilly p.1422
  2. ^ Magill p.1667-68

Bibliography[edit]

  • Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 4. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Nevins, Francis M. The Mystery Writer's Art. Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1971.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.


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