Speedy Death, Gladys Mitchell
Speedy Death, Gladys Mitchell
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Speedy Death

Author: Gladys Mitchell

Series: Mrs. Bradley #1

Narrator: Cathleen Fuller

Unabridged: 8 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/24/2026

Synopsis

Speedy Death (1929) is the debut novel by Gladys Mitchell, introducing her famous detective, the unorthodox psychoanalyst Mrs. Beatrice Bradley, who investigates a murder at a country house party where a woman’s body is found in a bathtub, leading to a series of events and suspects among the guests. The book is a classic Golden Age mystery, known for its witty dialogue, complex plot, and the introduction of the eccentric but brilliant Mrs. Bradley, who uses her psychological insights to solve the crime.

About Gladys Mitchell

Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell (1901–1983) was an English writer best known for her creation of Mrs. Bradley, the heroine of 66 detective novels. She also wrote under the pseudonyms Stephen Hockaby and Malcolm Torrie. Fêted during her life (called “the Great Gladys” by Philip Larkin), her work has been largely neglected in the decades since her death.

About Cathleen Fuller

Cathleen Fuller has been an actress, singer and audiobook narrator for over 40 years.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark on May 01, 2025

a surprisingly weird book. I did not expect a Golden Age murder mystery set in a country mansion to be so strikingly bizarre. this is the first Mrs. Bradley mystery (the first of 65!!) and I wonder if Gladys Mitchell kept her long-running series as eccentric as its debut. the book trumpets its oddnes......more

Goodreads review by C. on June 30, 2014

This was glorious. Why do I never get invited to house parties where someone is murdered? Why don't I know any frivolous young men named Bertie?......more

Goodreads review by John on June 14, 2016

Alastair Bing, the irascible master of Chaynings Court, is holding a house party that includes the crone-like psychoanalyst Beatrice Lestrange Bradley. When the internationally renowned explorer Everard Mountjoy, recently affianced to Alastair's daughter Eleanor, is found drowned in the bath, it loo......more

Goodreads review by Viola on July 30, 2021

Meh! Ja vēlaties klasisko detektīvu, lasiet A. Kristi.......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on August 21, 2022

Maybe the series improves—it would not be hard. The plot moves in circles rather than having twists. None of the characters—including Mrs. Bradley—are very well developed or likable. Just goes to show that all wasn’t gold in the ‘Golden Age’.......more

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