''Murder in Chelsea'' is a 1934
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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A pen na ...
of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett. It is the seventh book featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of
Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs, but not the City of London, the square mile that forms London's ...
who appeared in a lengthy series of novels during the
Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
[Reilly p.259-60]
Synopsis
A young woman, a keen
bibliophile and co-owner of a
bookshop
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, is found gassed to death in the bed of her
Chelsea home.
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.
1934 British novels
British mystery novels
Novels by E.C.R. Lorac
Novels set in London
British detective novels
Sampson Low books
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