 1935 edition with original image | |
| Author | John Rhode |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Lancelot Priestley |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
Publication date | 1926 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Paddington Mystery |
| Followed by | The Ellerby Case |
Dr. Priestley's Quest is a 1926 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1] It was the second appearance of the armchair detective Lancelot Priestley, who featured in a long-running series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[2] It has been described as the first major detective novel by the author.[3] In its relationship between Priestley and his secretary and future son-in-law Harold Merefield is shown the influence of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Watson.[4] Similarly, Inspector Hanslet of Scotland Yard fulfils a similar role to that of Lestrade.