Treason in My Breast

Treason in My Breast is a 1938 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson.^[1][2] It is the fourth in her long-running series featuring the unscrupulous London solicitor and detective Arthur Crook.^[3] Crook became one of the established characters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, although in this case the novel was more similar to a Victorian melodrama than a conventional whodunnit.

Treason in My Breast

First edition (UK)
Author	Anthony Gilbert
Language	English
Series	Arthur Crook
Genre	Mystery thriller
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1938
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Murder Has No Tongue
Followed by	The Clock in the Hatbox

Synopsis

From her window, a housewife believes she has witnessed the build-up to a murder of a young woman in the flat opposite. She calls in Arthur Crook to assist her in unravelling what seems to be an ingenious attempt to steal a large inheritance.