Nile Green (novel)

Nile Green is a 1943 mystery detective novel by the British writer Anne Hocking.^{[1] [2]} Written during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, it is the fifth in her long-running series featuring Chief Superintendent William Austen of Scotland Yard. It was published in the United States by Doubleday under the alternative title Death Loves a Shining Mark.^[3]

Nile Green

Author	Anne Hocking
Language	English
Series	Chief Inspector William Austen
Genre	Mystery crime
Publisher	Geoffrey Bles
Publication date	1943
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	One Shall Be Taken
Followed by	Six Green Bottles

Synopsis

In wartime Cairo working for military intelligence, Austen investigates a case amongst the wealthy British inhabitants of the city. A married woman who had been having an affair, has been murdered during an air raid.