Description:
Death of a Bridegroom, first published in 1957, is book no. 65 in
the series of mysteries featuring private detective Dr. Priestley.
Author John Rhode, a pen name of Cecil Street (1884-1964), was a
prolific writer of mostly detective novels, publishing more than 140
books between 1924 and 1961. In Death of a Bridegroom, Inspector
Jimmy Waghorn investigates the death of a man found hanging in his
workshop on the morning of his wedding day. Initially, the death is
believed a suicide, but doubts begin to arise and Dr. Priestley is
brought in to assist the police in solving the murder mystery.