The Beast Must Die (novel)
First edition (US) | |
| Author | Cecil Day-Lewis |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Nigel Strangeways |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Harper & Brothers (US) |
Publication date | 1938 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | There's Trouble Brewing |
| Followed by | The Smiler with the Knife |
The Beast Must Die is a 1938 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake. It combines elements of the inverted thriller with a classic Golden Age-style investigation. It is the fourth in a series of novels featuring the private detective Nigel Strangeways. The title is inspired by a line in Four Serious Songs by Johannes Brahms, itself a reference to Ecclesiastes.