| The Longer Bodies | |
| Author: | Gladys Mitchell |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre: | Mystery |
| Publisher: | Gollancz |
| Release Date: | 1930 |
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| Preceded By: | The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop |
| Followed By: | The Saltmarsh Murders |
The Longer Bodies is a 1930 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the third in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2]
In order to see which her relatives deserves to inherit her considerable fortune, an old lady stages a mini-Olympics in which they compete in various events. When the body of a local villager is found on the training grounds the police arrive, followed by the very persistent Mrs Bradley.