Minute for Murder

Minute for Murder is a 1947 crime novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake. It is the eighth in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways, and the first published following the Second World War. The hero begins the film employed at the Ministry of Morale, modelled on the Ministry of Information that Day-Lewis had worked for during wartime.^[1]

Minute for Murder

First edition
Author	Cecil Day-Lewis
Language	English
Series	Nigel Strangeways
Genre	Crime
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1947
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	The Case of the Abominable Snowman
Followed by	Head of a Traveller