The Decree Absolute
The fascinating history of divorce in detective fiction.
Leandra Griffith
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The fascinating history of divorce in detective fiction.
Holy Deadlock by A.P. Herbert
Published: 1934 | Series: Standalone In this satirical novel, Herbert aimed to highlight the perceived flaws of contemporary divorce law. In fact, it played a major role in the popular debate about the liberalisation of divorce law in the mid-1930s, and helped pave the way for the 1937 statutory reforms. About