 First edition | |
| Author | Anthony Gilbert |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Arthur Crook |
| Genre | Mystery thriller |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Smith and Durrell (US) |
Publication date | 1942 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | The Woman in Red |
| Followed by | Death in the Blackout |
Something Nasty in the Woodshed is a 1942 mystery detective novel by Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of British writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson. It is the tenth in her long-running series featuring the unscrupulous London solicitor and detective Arthur Crook.[1] In 1942 it was published in America under the alternative title Mystery in the Woodshed.[2]
The novel was adapted by actor Dennis Hoey into a play named The Haven. With Melville Cooper playing the lead role it opened on Broadway in November 1946, but closed after five performances following poor reviews.[3]