When Last I Died

When Last I Died is a 1941 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.^[1] It is the thirteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.^[2] In a review in The Observer, Maurice Richardson described it as "perhaps Miss Mitchell’s best, most ingenious crime story yet."

When Last I Died

First US edition
Author	Gladys Mitchell
Language	English
Series	Mrs Bradley
Genre	Mystery
Publisher	Michael Joseph (UK) Alfred A. Knopf (US)
Publication date	1941
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Preceded by	Hangman's Curfew
Followed by	Laurels Are Poison

Synopsis

After renting a house by the seaside Mrs Bradley comes across the diary of a former tenant in the house Bella Foxley, once accused of murdering her cousin some years before. Convinced that Bella was unfairly accused, Mrs Bradley takes it upon herself to investigate a supposedly haunted house where the murder has taken place.