When the Case Was Opened

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When the Case Was Opened
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First edition
AuthorJohn Bude
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDetective Inspector Meredith
GenreDetective
PublisherMacdonald
Publication date
1952
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Constable and the Lady 
Followed byDeath on the Riviera 

When the Case Was Opened is a 1952 mystery detective novel by the British writer John Bude.[1] [2] [3] It is the ninth featuring his series character Chief Inspector Meredith of Scotland Yard, one of the numerous detectives featuring in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

Synopsis

Meredith is called in to investigate a murder at a food processing plant in Kent. The victim appears to have been killed in a river seventy miles away and brought to the spot, while a rival firm has managed to get hold of the plans for a new product.

References

  1. ↑ Reilly p.219
  2. ↑ Hubin p.56
  3. ↑ The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record. Publishers' Circular, 1952. p.1373

Bibliography

  • Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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