'A gang of criminals has established a far reaching racket in counterfeit coins, making English gold sovereigns to order. The CID is kept busy, but then there's a mysterious epidemic of deaths from snakebites. Chief Inspector Dawson of the Metropolitan Division's scientific branch discovers the relationship between deadly snakebite and counterfeit coins. Dawson is aided by Detective-Sergeant Harriday and Gwenda Blane. But Dawson and his colleagues risk their lives attempting to smash a ruthless homicidal racket... '
Crime thriller with 'transmutation of gold' as the SF element. Synopsis from Ulverscroft.com.
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| August 1953 |
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Liquid Death | Modern Fiction | Novel | |
| February 2002 |
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Liquid Death and Other Stories | Wildside Press | Collection | |
| July 2002 |
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Liquid Death and Other Stories | Wildside Press | Collection | 11 |
| September 2009 |
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Liquid Death | Linford / Ulverscroft | Novel |