E. C. R. Lorac
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Edith Caroline Rivett (who wrote under the pseudonyms E.C.R. Lorac and Carol Carnac) was a British
crime writer. She was born in Hendon
, Middlesex
(now London
). She attended the South Hampstead High School
, and the Central School of Arts and Crafts
in London. She was a member of the Detection Club
. She was a very prolific writer, having written forty-eight mysteries under her first pen name, and twenty-three under her second. She was an important author of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
.
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crime writer. She was born in Hendon
Hendon
Hendon is a London suburb situated northwest of Charing Cross.-History:Hendon was historically a civil parish in the county of Middlesex. The manor is described in Domesday , but the name, 'Hendun' meaning 'at the highest hill', is earlier...
, Middlesex
Middlesex
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(now London
London
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). She attended the South Hampstead High School
South Hampstead High School
South Hampstead High School is an all-girls independent day school situated in Hampstead, north-west London. The school was founded and is still supported by The Girls' Day School Trust . The school operates over two sites, the Senior school and Junior school which are run as a single unit with...
, and the Central School of Arts and Crafts
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...
in London. She was a member of the Detection Club
Detection Club
The Detection Club was formed in 1930 by a group of British mystery writers, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Freeman Wills Crofts, Arthur Morrison, John Rhode, Jessie Rickard, Baroness Emma Orczy, R. Austin Freeman, G.D.H. Cole, Margaret Cole, E.C. Bentley, and H.C. Bailey. Anthony...
. She was a very prolific writer, having written forty-eight mysteries under her first pen name, and twenty-three under her second. She was an important author of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction
Golden Age of Detective Fiction
The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels produced by various authors, all following similar patterns and style.-Origins:Mademoiselle de Scudéri, by E.T.A...
.
Books by E.C.R. Lorac
Most of these books feature her main series character, Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald, a "London Scot" and an avowed bachelor with a love for walking in the English countryside. In 28 of these books, he has the help of his assistant, Detective Inspector Reeves.- The Murder on the Burrows (1931)
- The Affair at Thor's Head (1932)
- The Greenwell Mystery (1932)
- Death on the Oxford Road (1933)
- The Case of Colonel Marchand (1933)
- Murder in St.John's Wood (1934)
- Murder in Chelsea (1934)
- The Organ Speaks (1935)
- Death of an Author (1935)
- Crime counter Crime (1936)
- Post after Post-Mortem (1936)
- A Pall for a Painter (1936)
- Bats in the Belfry (1937)
- These Names Make Clues (1937)
- The Devil and the C.I.D. (1938)
- Slippery Staircase (1938)
- John Brown's Body (1939)
- Black Beadle (1939)
- Death at Dyke's Corner (1940)
- Tryst for a Tragedy (1940)
- Case in the Clinic (1941)
- Rope's End - Rogue's End (1942)
- The Sixteenth Stair (1942)
- Death Came Softly (1943)
- Checkmate to Murder (1944)
- Fell Murder (1944)
- Murder by Matchlight (1945)
- Fire in the Thatch (1946)
- The Theft of the Iron Dogs (1946)
- Relative to Poison (1947)
- Death before Dinner (1948)
- Part for a Poisoner (1948)
- Still Waters (1949)
- Policemen in the Precinct (1949)
- Accident by Design (1950)
- Murder of a Martinet (1951)
- The Dog It Was That Died (1952)
- Murder in the Mill-Race (1952)
- Crook O'Lune (1953)
- Speak Justly of the DEAD (1953)
- Shroud of Darkness (1954)
- Let Well Alone (1954)
- Ask a Policeman (1955)
- Murder in Vienna (1956)
- Picture of Death (1957)
- Dangerous Domicile (1957)
- Death in Triplicate (1958)
- Murder on a Monument (1958)
- Dishonour among Thieves (U.S. title: The Last Escape) (1959)
Books by Carol Carnac
They feature three different series characters. The first one is Inspector Ryvet. The other two are Chief Inspector Julian Rivers (who appears in 15 books), and his assistant, Inspector Lansing, who appears in 18 cases (four of them with Ryvet.)- Triple Death (1936)
- Murder at Mornington (1937)
- The Missing Rope (1937)
- When the Devil Was Sick (1939)
- The Case of the First Class Carriage (1939)
- Death in the Diving Pool (1940)
- A Double for Detection (1945)
- The Striped Suitcase (1946)
- Clue Sinister (1947)
- Over the Garden Wall (1948)
- Upstairs Downstairs (1950)
- Copy for Crime (1950)
- It's Her Own Funeral (1951)
- Crossed Skis (1952)
- Murder as a Fine Art (1953)
- A Policeman at the Door (1953)
- Impact of Evidence (1954)
- Murder among Members (1955)
- Rigging the Evidence (1955)
- The Double Turn (1956)
- The Burning Question (1957)
- Long Shadows (1958)
- Death of a Lady Killer (1959)