| The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop | |
| Author: | Gladys Mitchell |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mrs Bradley |
| Genre: | Mystery |
| Publisher: | Gollancz |
| Release Date: | 1929 |
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| Preceded By: | Speedy Death |
| Followed By: | The Longer Bodies |
The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop is a 1929 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the second in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2] It further established the reputation of the quick-witted Bradley who is some way ahead of the investigating police officers. Mitchell also employed a number of original touches that would continue during the series.[3]
In the quaint village of Bossbury, joints of human meat are founding hanging from the hooks in the cold room of the butcher's shop. Meanwhile nearby a bishop discovers a skull while going for a swim by the seaside. Everything seems to point to the dead man being Rupert Sethleigh, who has gone missing although his cousin claims he has left for America.