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"Hands down one of the best formal detective stories ever written."-- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

This Golden Age masterclass of red herrings and tricky twists, first published in 1944, features a tense and claustrophobic investigation with a close-knit... Read Full Overview

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted detection puzzles, executed with her characteristic cleverness and gusto. When a patient dies under the anesthetic and later the presiding nurse is murdered, Inspector Cockrill... Read Full Overview

According to H.R.F. Keating, Green for Danger is the last golden crown of the Golden Age detective story. It is a splendidly worked out detection puzzle . . . with substantial characters and . . . delightfully warm vivacity. It is also a brilliant depiction of life in England... Read Full Overview

In World War II England, a military hospital may hide a murderer: " Brand] could construct puzzles with the best of them" (Elizabeth George). As German V-1 rockets rain down on the English countryside, the men and women of the military hospitals fight to stay calm. The... Read Full Overview

In World War II England, a military hospital may hide a murderer: " Brand] could construct puzzles with the best of them" (Elizabeth George). As German V-1 rockets rain down on the English countryside, the men and women of the military hospitals fight to stay calm. The... Read Full Overview

In World War II England, a military hospital may hide a murderer: " Brand] could construct puzzles with the best of them" (Elizabeth George). As German V-1 rockets rain down on the English countryside, the men and women of the military hospitals fight to stay calm. The... Read Full Overview