The Verdict of You All | |
Author: | Henry Wade |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Genre: | Detective |
Publisher: | Constable (UK) Payson and Clarke (US) |
Release Date: | 1926 |
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The Verdict of You All is a 1926 mystery detective novel by the British writer Henry Wade, his debut novel.[1] Both this and his following novel The Missing Partners revolve around potential miscarriages of justice.[2] It was published in the United States by Payson and Clarke in 1927.[3] A success it launched his career as one of the prominent writers during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The title refers to the traditional question asked in court by a judge of the jury to establish whether they have reached a unanimous verdict.
Inspector Dobson and his superior Superintendent Fraser are called in to investigate when a wealthy financier is found dead in the study of his London home.