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Bats in the Belfry by Martin Edwards (Introduction by); E. C. R. Lorac
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderThe intricacies of the characters' relationships and the trove of secrets Scotland Yard Inspector Macdonald uncovers make for riveting reading. --BooklistBruce Attleton dazzled London's literary scene with his first two novels--but his early promi ...Show more
Checkmate to Murder by E.C.R. Lorac
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
On a foggy night during the London Blitz, a special constable arrests a young Canadian soldier standing over the dead body of his elderly great uncle in a rundown house in Hampstead. The only other possible suspects are the inhabitants of the art studio next door, a celebrated painter, his sister a ...Show more
Crook o' Lune - A Lancashire Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Renowned for its authentic characters and settings based partly on the author's own experiences of life in the Lune Valley, E. C. R. Lorac's classic rural mystery returns to print for the first time since 1953. This edition includes an introduction by award-winning author Martin Edwards."I'm minded of t ...Show more
Death of an Author by E.C.R. Lorac
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
E. C. R. Lorac spins a twisting tale full of wry humor and red herrings, poking some fun at her contemporary reviewers, who long suspected the Lorac pseudonym to belong to a male author.Vivian Lestrange--celebrated author of the popular mystery novel The Charterhouse Case and total recluse--has apparent ...Show more
Fell Murder by E.C.R. Lorac; Martin Edwards (Editor)
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder A classic Golden Age mystery from acclaimed author E.C.R. Lorac '...this crime is conditioned by the place. To understand the one you've got to study the other.' The Garths had farmed their fertile acres for generations, and fine land it was ...Show more
Fire in the Thatch by E. C. R. Lorac; Martin Edwards (Introduction by)
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderReaders will enjoy watching the conflicts that arise between the wary country folk and the cocktail-drinking Londoners invading their habitat. In sum, this is jolly good fun. --Publishers WeeklyThe Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas ...Show more
Murder by Matchlight by E. C. R. Lorac; Martin Edwards (Introduction by)
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"A terrifically atmospheric puzzler...the ending is a stunner...like the best Golden Age crime fiction." --Booklist STARRED review'"A man who played about on the fringes of the Black Market, who had fought for Sinn Fein, who lived by his wits--and ...Show more
Post after Post-Mortem - An Oxfordshire Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac; Martin Edwards (Introduction by)
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
"Now tell us about your crime novel. Take my advice and don't try to be intellectual over it. What the public likes is blood."The Surrays and their five children form a prolific writing machine, with scores of treatises, reviews, and crime thrillers published under their family name. Following a rare co ...Show more
These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
An invitation to a treasure hunt open to thriller writers and lesser mortals confronts Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Macdonald with two baffling deaths.-- Kirkus ReviewsIt's all fun and games (and fake names) until someone ends up dead...Amidst the confusion of too many fake names, clues, ciphers, and ...Show more
Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderIt is a dark and misty night--isn't it always?--and bachelors Nicholas and Ian are driving to the ball at Fordings, a beautiful concert hall in the countryside. There waits the charming Dilys Maine, and a party buzzing with rumours of one Rosemary ...Show more
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