 First edition | |
| Author | Dornford Yates |
|---|---|
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton[1] |
Publication date | 1932[1] |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 317[1] |
Safe Custody is a 1932 novel by the English author Dornford Yates (Cecil William Mercer). It was serialised weekly in five parts in The Saturday Evening Post in October and November 1931 as "Your Castle of Hohenems", illustrated by F. R. Gruger.[2]
It was Yates's first adventure novel to not feature Richard Chandos, and introduced new heroes: John Ferrers (who narrates the story), and his cousin Hubert Constable. Two minor villains, Punter and Bunch, who featured in Perishable Goods, are the only characters from previous novels.
The castle of Hohenems has the same name as a town in Vorarlberg, but in the book is located in Carinthia.
- ^ a b c "British Library Item details". primocat.bl.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ Yates, Dornford (10 October 1931). "Your Castle of Hohenems". The Saturday Evening Post.