| Come Away, Death | |
| Author: | Gladys Mitchell |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre: | Mystery |
| Publisher: | Michael Joseph |
| Release Date: | 1937 |
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| Preceded By: | Dead Men's Morris |
| Followed By: | St Peter's Finger |
Come Away, Death is a 1937 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the eighth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2] Although the plot revolves around Greek Mythology, the title is taken from a line from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. It was followed by a loose sequel Lament for Leto in 1971.
Keen to rediscover the secret of the Eleusinian Mysteries, archaeologist Sir Rudri Hopkinson plans to recreate the traditional rituals in Greece and summon the ancient gods. A series of strange incidents mar the expedition, ultimately ending in murder.