Lonely Magdalen

Lonely Magdalen is a 1940 mystery detective novel by the British writer Henry Wade.^[1] It was the fifth in a series of seven novels featuring the character of Inspector Poole, published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.^[2] The book focuses more closely on police procedural than the traditional puzzle format.^[3] There was a thirteen-year gap between this and the next entry in the series Too Soon to Die.

Lonely Magdalen

First edition
Author	Henry Wade
Language	English
Series	Inspector Poole
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Constable
Publication date	1940
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Bury Him Darkly
Followed by	Too Soon to Die

Synopsis

A woman is found strangled on a corner of London's Hampstead Heath, who proves to be a prostitute from Kentish Town. The investigations of Inspector Poole, however, reveal that she had once been from a respectable background. He deduces the culprit is like to be drawn from one her clients.