They Watched by Night
They Watched by Night is a 1941 detective novel by John Rhode, the pen name of the British writer Cecil Street.[1][2] It is the thirty fifth in his long-running series of novels featuring Lancelot Priestley, a Golden Age armchair detective.[3] It was published in the United States by Dodd Mead with the alternative title Signal for Death.[4]
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| Author | John Rhode | 
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom | 
| Language | English | 
| Series | Lancelot Priestley | 
| Genre | Detective | 
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK)  Dodd Mead (US)  | 
Publication date  | 1941 | 
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Death at the Helm | 
| Followed by | The Fourth Bomb | 
References
    
- Evans p.248
 - Magill p.1417
 - Reilly p.1257
 - Reilly p.1257
 
Bibliography
    
- Evans, Curtis. Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961. McFarland, 2014.
 - Magill, Frank Northen . Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 3. Salem Press, 1988.
 - Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
 
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