The Rising of the Moon (novel)

The Rising of the Moon
First edition
AuthorGladys Mitchell
Cover artistA. E. Barlow
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMrs Bradley
GenreMystery
PublisherMichael Joseph
Publication date
1945
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byMy Father Sleeps 
Followed byHere Comes a Chopper 

The Rising of the Moon is a 1945 mystery detective novel by the British writer Gladys Mitchell.[1] It is the eighteenth in her long-running series featuring the psychoanalyst and amateur detective Mrs Bradley.[2] It has been described as one of the best of Mitchell's novels.[3]

In 2000 it was adapted for an episode of the television series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries starring Diana Rigg.

  1. ^ Klein p.231
  2. ^ Reilly p.1089
  3. ^ Hanson p.176