Anthony Gilbert (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)
Principal Series
The Arthur Crook series, 1936-1974.
Principal Series Character
Arthur Crook, Cockney in origin, a lawyer by training. Of indeterminate age, Crook remains unchanged throughout the series. He often functions as his own investigator, and his success arises from his quick wits and his encyclopedic knowledge of lower-class London. Rotund, slangy, reassuring, he arouses affection and trust in his clients.
Contribution
In the Arthur Crook novels, Lucy Beatrice Malleson, writing as Anthony Gilbert, develops a protagonist very different...
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