| The Paddington Mystery | |
| Author: | John Rhode |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Lancelot Priestley |
| Genre: | Detective |
| Publisher: | Geoffrey Bles |
| Release Date: | 1925 |
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| Followed By: | Dr. Priestley's Quest |
The Paddington Mystery is a 1925 detective novel by John Rhode, a pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1] It marked the first appearance of Lancelot Priestley, who featured in a long-running series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[2] A scientific genius, Priestley is an armchair detective who can solve a mystery without actually visiting the scene of the crime.[3]
After returning one night from a nightclub, Harold Merefield finds a man's dead body lying in his bed. He turns to Doctor Priestley, the father of his former fiancée April.