''A Pall for a Painter'' is a 1936
detective novel by
E.C.R. Lorac
Edith Caroline Rivett (6 May 1894 – 2 July 1958) was a British crime writer, who wrote under the pseudonyms E. C. R. Lorac, Carol Carnac and Mary Le Bourne during the golden age of detective fiction.
Life and career Childhood
The youngest d ...
, the
pen name
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of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett. It is the tenth in her long-running series featuring
Chief Inspector MacDonald of
Scotland Yard
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, a
Golden Age detective who relies on standard
police procedure to solve his cases.
[Reilly p.260]
Synopsis
MacDonald is called in to solve a murder that took place in an
art school in
Central London
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.
References
Bibliography
* Cooper, John & Pike, B.A. ''Artists in Crime: An Illustrated Survey of Crime Fiction First Edition Dustwrappers, 1920-1970''. Scolar Press, 1995.
* Hubin, Allen J. ''Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography''. Garland Publishing, 1984.
* Nichols, Victoria & Thompson, Susan. ''Silk Stalkings: More Women Write of Murder''. Scarecrow Press, 1998.
* Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015.
1936 British novels
British mystery novels
Novels by E.C.R. Lorac
Novels set in London
British detective novels
Collins Crime Club books
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