Informazioni generali

Nome legale: Cole, Margaret Isabel Postgate
Data di nascita: 1893-05-06
Data di morte: 1980-05-07
Sesso: female
Nazionalità: UK
Luogo di nascita: Cambridge, England, UK
Luogo di morte: Goring, Oxfordshire, England
Luogo di residenza: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Istruzione: Roedean School
University of Cambridge (Girton College)
Attività lavorative: socialist
feminist
Biographer
mystery novelist
Politician
Relazioni: Postgate, Raymond William (brother)
Cole, G.D.H. (husband)
Organizzazioni: Fabian Society
Premi e riconoscimenti: Order of the British Empire (Dame Commander)
Breve biografia: Margaret Cole, née Postgate, was educated at Roedean School and Cambridge University. She worked as a classics teacher at St. Paul's Girls' School. During World War I, she became a pacifist activist. In 1918, she married George Douglas Howard (G.D.H.) Cole, an economist and historian who shared her socialist views. They worked together for the Fabian Society before moving to Oxford in 1924 to teach and write. In the early 1930s, Margaret Cole abandoned her pacifism in reaction to the rise of fascism. She became a champion of education reform and a member of the Inner London Education Authority. She served as a Labour Party member of the London City Council as well. She wrote several books independently, including a biography of her husband. Together, the couple wrote many popular mystery novels.

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The Blatchington Tangle di G. D. H Cole

Dick Preston, at his aunt’s invitation, is staying at the country home of Lord and Lady Blatchington. After an early swim on his first morning there, Dick visits the library only to stumble across the dead body of a man, who is not a member of the house party. Of course, the many guests and the members of the household all seem to have something they want to hide from the police. When an arrest is imminent, Superintendent Wilson, no longer of Scotland Yard, is asked to prove the innocence of the suspect.

I’m enjoying this series by GDH and Margaret Cole, which are good examples of Golden Age detective fiction. Not as good as a Christie, Sayers, Marsh, or Allingham, they are nonetheless enjoyable works. I’m surprised that the books were never republished, although the attitude toward African natives in this book may be very jarring unless one keeps in mind that the book was written in the 1920s and was unfortunately reflective of that time. I plan to read as many in this series as I can get from interlibrary loans.… (altro)

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rretzler | Jan 25, 2019 |

Death of a Millionaire di GDH Cole

The Death of a Millionaire is the second book in the Superintendent Wilson series by GHD and Margaret Cole, who were members of the Detection Club. It is an excellent example of a piece of the Golden Age of Detection fiction, and I’m a little surprised that the British Library hasn't republished the series. The copy I borrowed from ILL was a copy of the first US edition.

Superintendent Wilson and Inspector Braikie are very stumped with the case of a millionaire whose secretary seems to have murdered him in his hotel room. No body was found -however, the blood found at the scene, a witness locked in the closet and several eyewitnesses reporting that the secretary left the hotel with a large trunk and the missing millionaire seem to be conclusive evidence.

Although I highly enjoyed this book, the plot seemed a little unnecessarily complex. Overall, I thought it worked well, as it was an original idea. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Golden Age detective fiction.… (altro)

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rretzler | Jan 17, 2019 |

The Murder at Crome House di G. D. H. Cole

Classic mystery from the late 40s, country house, mysterious strangers, amateur detective, missing will.

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ritaer | 2 altre recensioni | Oct 6, 2016 |

The Murder at Crome House di G.D.H. & M. Cole

The murder in question is that of Sir Harry Wye by his stepson,Oliver de Bellew. There is overwhelming proof of de Bellew's guilt in the form of a photograph which shows the one in the act of shooting the other ! An amateur (very amateur) detective,one James Flint sets out to prove de Bellow innocent and to find the true murderer. In this is is joined by a number of disparate characters.
Not a very thrilling read I'm afraid,in truth rather tedious.

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devenish | 2 altre recensioni | Sep 17, 2013 |

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