Title: Death Makes a Prophet
Description: 'Small hostilities were growing; vague jealousies were gaining strength; and far off, wasn't there a nebulous hint of approaching tragedy in the air?' 

Welworth Garden City in the 1940s is a forward-thinking town where free spirits find a home - vegetarians, socialists, and an array of exotic religious groups. Chief among these are the Children of Osiris, led by the eccentric High Prophet, Eustace K. Mildmann. The cult is a seething hotbed of petty resentment, jealousy and dark secrets - which eventually lead to murder. The stage is set for one of Inspector Meredith's most bizarre and exacting cases. This witty crime novel by a writer on top form is a neglected classic of British crime fiction.
Subjects: Inspector Meredith, golden age mystery, Cults, Murder, Investigation, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, crime, Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction, Cults -- Fiction, England -- Fiction
Places: England
Time periods: 1940s