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02059aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 E93BE3049C8E11E981649E3E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190702010117 008 181119s2018 azu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1464210853 020 $a 9781464210853 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Wilkinson, Ellen Cicely, $d 1891-1947, $e author. 245 14 $a The Division bell mystery $b / $c Ellen Wilkinson ; with a preface by Rachel Reeves and an introduction by Martin Edwards. 250 $a First U.S. edition. 264 1 $a Scottsdale, AZ: $b Poisoned Pen Press, $c 2018. 300 $a 230 pages ; $c 20 cm. 500 $a Originally published : London: G. G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1932. 520 $a 'Through the double clamour of Big Ben and the shrill sound of the bell rang a revolver shot.' A financier is found shot in the House of Commons. Suspecting foul play, Robert West, a parliamentary private secretary, takes on the role of amateur sleuth. Used to turning a blind eye to covert dealings, West must now uncover the shocking secret behind the man's demise, amid distractions from the press and the dead man's enigmatic daughter. Originally published in 1932, this was the only mystery novel to be written by Ellen Wilkinson, one of the first women to be elected to Parliament. Wilkinson offers a unique insider's perspective of political scandal, replete with sharp satire. 610 20 $a Westminster Palace (London, England) $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Capitalists and financiers $x Crimes against $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Private secretaries $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Murder $x Investigation $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Secrecy $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Political corruption $z England $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Historical fiction. 655 7 $a Satirical literature. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Detective and mystery fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Mystery fiction. $2 gsafd. 941 $a 2 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012022416.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20190702012526.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E93BE3049C8E11E981649E3E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search