Murder by Matchlight by E C R Lorac

Murder by Matchlight by E C R Lorac

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 STARED 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 who finally became dangerous to somebody and was knocked over the head in the blackout. It may prove to be a sordid story, but I certainly find it an interesting one.'

London, 1945. The capital is shrouded in the darkness of the blackout, and mystery abounds in the parks after dusk.

During a stroll through Regent's Park, Bruce Mallaig witnesses two men acting suspiciously around a footbridge. In a matter of moments, one of them has been murdered; Mallaig's view of the assailant but a brief glimpse of a ghastly face in the glow of a struck match.

The murderer's noiseless approach and escape seems to defy all logic, and even the victim's identity is quickly thrown into uncertainty. Lorac's shrewd yet personable C.I.D. man MacDonald must set to work once again to unravel this near-impossible mystery.

Lorac, E. C. R.: - E.C.R. LORAC was a pen name of Edith Caroline Rivett (1894-1958) who was a prolific writer of crime fiction from the 1930s to the 1950s, and a member of the prestigious Detection Club. Her books have been almost entirely neglected since her death, but deserve rediscovery as fine examples of classic British crime fiction in its golden age.

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ISBN 13	9781464210938
ISBN 10	1464210934
Titel	Murder by Matchlight
Autor	E C R Lorac
Serie	British Library Crime Classics
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Poisoned Pen Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2019-03-05
Seitenanzahl	240
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