Checkmate to Murder by Ecr Lorac
On a dismally foggy night in Hampstead, London, a curious party has gathered in an artist’s studio to weather the wartime blackout. A civil servant and a government scientist are matching wits in a game of chess, while an artist paints the portrait of his characterful sitter, bedecked in Cardinal’s robes at the other end of the room. In the kitchen, the artist’s sister is hosting the charlady of the miser next door. When the brutal murder of said miser is discovered by his Canadian infantryman nephew, it’s not long before Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is at the scene, faced with perplexing alibis and with the fate of the young soldier in his hands.
E. C. R. Lorac was a penname of Edith Caroline Rivett (1894-1958), who also wrote as Carol Carnac. A Londoner born and bred, she experienced the city during wartime and used her experiences to lend authenticity to her crime writing. Her books include Crossed Skis and Murder by Matchlight, available as British Library Crime Classics.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780712353526 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712353526 |
| Title | Checkmate to Murder |
| Author | E C R Lorac |
| Series | British Library Crime Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | British Library Publishing |
| Year published | 2020-08-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |