Death's Mannikins Explained
| Deaths Mannikins |
| Author: | Max Afford |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jeffrey Blackburn |
| Genre: | detective |
| Publisher: | John Long |
| Pub Date: | 1937 |
Death's Mannikins is a 1937 Australian novel by Max Afford.[1] It was the second Jeffrey Blackburn novel following Blood on His Hands.[2]
The book was originally known as Death Plays with Dolls. Afford said the plot took two months to work out.[3] He wrote it while waiting to hear if his first Blackburn novel had been accepted. Unlike Blood on His Hands, this one had an English setting.[4]
The novel was published in London eight weeks after Blood on his Hands.
The Australasian said the book "fulfils the expectations raised by its description as "a series of macabre murders." They are macabre enough, and being staged, in a gloomy Exmoor valley should satisfy the most avid pursuer of the thriller."[5]
The book was read on radio in serialised form in 1939.[6] It was republished in 1945.[7]
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Notes and References
- Michael J. Tolley, 'Afford, Malcolm (Max) (1906–1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/afford-malcolm-max-9315/text16349, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 4 January 2024.
- News: Prolific in Thrills . . XXVI . 20 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 July 1944 . 4 January 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- News: For Your Book Shelf . . Victoria, Australia . 15 August 1936 . 4 January 2024 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Passing By . The News . XXVII . 4,080 . South Australia . 19 August 1936 . 4 January 2024 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Sea-writers Could Not Cast this Anchor . . CXLII . 4,611 . Victoria, Australia . 22 May 1937 . 5 January 2024 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Broadcast Programmes . The Northam Advertiser . XLVI . 4362 . Western Australia . 8 February 1939 . 5 January 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Book News . . 33,619 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 September 1945 . 5 January 2024 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
