The Dreadful Hollow

The Dreadful Hollow is a 1953 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.^[1] It is the tenth in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways.^[2]

The Dreadful Hollow

First edition
Author	Cecil Day-Lewis
Language	English
Series	Nigel Strangeways
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1953
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Head of a Traveller
Followed by	The Whisper in the Gloom

Synopsis

After a series of poison pen letters in the Dorset village of Prior’s Umborne has led to a man taking his own life, Strangeways is called in by a wealthy local man to try and discover who is sending them. Before long, however, he has to deal with a second victim.