The Case of the Fourth Detective

A Ludovic Travers Mystery

Christopher Bush

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Dean Street Press Limited
06 May 2019

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: The Ludovic Travers Mysteries

He was deader than last year's hit-song. At the side of the skull was where the bullet had done its work.

Four detectives? Surely things must have come to quite a pass if the well-tried team of Ludovic Travers and George Wharton has to be doubled in order to crack even the most baffling case. Yet when sudden death comes to the head of a big firm of grocers in the City, our old friends do find both help and hindrance in unexpected quarters.

The Case of the Fourth Detective was originally published in 1951. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

By: Christopher Bush
Imprint: Dean Street Press Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 39
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781913054137
ISBN 10: 1913054136
Series: The Ludovic Travers Mysteries
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 06 May 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Bush was born Charlie Christmas Bush in Norfolk in 1885. His father was a farm labourer and his mother a milliner. In the early years of his childhood he lived with his aunt and uncle in London before returning to Norfolk aged seven, later winning a scholarship to Thetford Grammar School. As an adult, Bush worked as a schoolmaster for 27 years, pausing only to fight in World War One, until retiring aged 46 in 1931 to be a full-time novelist. His first novel featuring the eccentric Ludovic Travers was published in 1926, and was followed by 62 additional Travers mysteries. These are all to be republished by Dean Street Press. Christopher Bush fought again in World War Two, and was elected a member of the prestigious Detection Club. He died in 1973.