Death of Jezebel explained

Death of Jezebel is a 1948 mystery crime novel by the British author Christianna Brand.^[1] It is the fourth entry in the series featuring the fictional police detective Inspector Cockerill, and sees him working alongside Inspector Charlesworth a character from Brand's debut novel Death in High Heels.

Synopsis

Isabel Drew, a beautiful and arrogant actress, has widely been known as Jezebel since she drove her best friend's fiancé to kill himself. While performing in a medieval extravaganza in London she and other cast members receive letters threatening to kill them.

Bibliography

• Bargainnier, Earl F. & Dove George N. Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen. Popular Press, 1986.
• Gaines, Janet Howe . Music in the Old Bones: Jezebel Through the Ages. SIU Press, 1999.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.

Notes and References

1. Reilly p.170