The Worm of Death

The Worm of Death is a 1961 detective novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.^[1] It is the fourteenth in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways.^[2]

The Worm of Death

First edition (UK)
Author	Cecil Day-Lewis
Language	English
Series	Nigel Strangeways
Genre	Detective
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1961
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	The Widow's Cruise
Followed by	The Sad Variety

Synopsis

When Doctor Piers Loudron disappears from his Greenwich home and turns up soon afterwards dead in the River Thames, his family calls in the services of Strangeways to protect their interests during the police investigation.