The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball
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| Author | Anthony Gilbert |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Arthur Crook |
| Genre | Mystery thriller |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1943 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Preceded by | The Case of the Tea Cosy's Aunt |
| Followed by | He Came by Night |
The Mouse Who Wouldn't Play Ball is a 1943 mystery thriller novel by the British writer Anthony Gilbert, the pen name of Lucy Beatrice Malleson. It was the twelfth in a long-running series featuring her unscrupulous London lawyer Arthur Crook. It was released in the United States the following year under the alternative title of Thirty Days to Live.