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Murder in Trinidad

by John W. Vandercookliterary work

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Murder in Trinidad is a 1933 mystery novel by the British-born American writer John Vandercook. It was the first in series of four novels by Vandercook featuring Bertram Lynch, a British investigator working for the League of Nations. It was followed by Murder in Fiji in 1936 and two further entries in the 1950s. The novels are narrated by Robert Deane, a professor of history from Yale who Lynch befriends on board ship.

Adaptations (1)

Murder in Trinidad was adapted into a 1939 film.

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    Mr. Moto in Danger Island
    1939 · film · 64 min · dir. Herbert I. Leeds · IMDb ↗
    IMDb6.7

    In Puerto Rico to investigate a glut of contraband diamonds that are flooding the world's jewel market, Mr. Moto and his sidekick, a wrestler, find themselves involved in murders by thrown daggers, the frame-up of an overstressed Army colonel, and a pirate gang led by an unknown boss who has inside knowledge of the ensuing investigation.