One Shall Be Taken is a 1942 detective novel by the British writer Anne Hocking.[1] It was published in London by Geoffrey Bles. Written during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, it is the fourth entry in her series featuring Chief Superintendent William Austen of Scotland Yard.[2]

One Shall Be Taken
AuthorAnne Hocking
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector William Austen
GenreDetective
PublisherGeoffrey Bles
Publication date
1942
Media typePrint
Preceded byMiss Milverton 
Followed byNile Green 

References edit

  1. ^ Reilly p.794
  2. ^ Hubin p.201

Bibliography edit

  • Hubin, Allen J. 1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980. Garland Pub., 1988.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.