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  • Impact of Evidence

    A Welsh Borders Mystery

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics
    Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a calamity has occurred. Old Dr. Robinson, a known 'menace on the roads', has met his end in a collision with a jeep on a hazardous junction. But when the police arrive at the scene, a burning question hints at something murkier than mere accident: why was there a second body—a man not recognised by ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Crossed Skis

    An Alpine Mystery

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics
    Discover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction.Crossed skis means danger ahead...In Bloomsbury, London, Inspector Brook of Scotland Yard looks down at a dismal scene. The victim of a ruthless murder lies burnt beyond recognition, his possessions ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Murder As a Fine Art

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics
    This 1953 classic featuring Julian Rivers of Scotland Yard by Carol Carnac (a pen name of Edith Caroline Rivett, who also wrote under the name E. C. R. Lorac) was first published in Britain by Collins, London, for The Crime Club. This edition features includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar Award–winning author Martin Edwards.A gigantic marble bust stood on a pedestal at the head ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Audiobook

    Crossed Skis

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Narrated by David Thorpe ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics

    Unabridged

    7 hours 24 min

    In Bloomsbury, London, Inspector Brook of Scotland Yard looks down at a dismal scene. The victim of a ruthless murder lies burnt beyond recognition, his possessions and papers destroyed by fire. But there is one strange, yet promising, lead – a lead which suggests the involvement of a skier. Meanwhile, piercing sunshine beams down on the sparkling snow of the Austrian Alps, where a merry group of ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Murder as a Fine Art

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Narrated by Mark Meadows ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics

    Unabridged

    7 hours 50 min

    When a civil servant at the newly formed Ministry of Fine Arts is found crushed beneath a monstrous marble bust after dark, it appears to be the third instance in a string of fatal accidents at the department. Already disturbed by rumours of forgeries and irregularities in the Ministry's dealings, Minister Humphry David is soon faced with the possibility that among his colleagues is a murderer – ... Read more

    $40.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Impact of Evidence

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Narrated by Mark Meadows ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics

    Unabridged

    7 hours 4 min

    In the Welsh borders, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, cut off from telephone access, a tragedy has occurred. Old Dr Robinson known to be 'a menace' on the roads has met his end in a car crash, his big saloon thrown from the track down the steep hillside. But when the police arrive there is more to the tragedy than meets the eye: why was there a second body - an outsider to these ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Double Turn

    by Carol Carnac ...
    Narrated by Mark Meadows ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics

    Unabridged

    6 hours 32 min

    At Firenze, the reclusive artist Adrian Delafield's Florentine enclave in St John's Wood, the whispers of an impending tragedy are growing louder. The tension between the fanatical zealot of a housekeeper Miss Trimming and Delafield's sister Virgilia is just shy of fever pitch, when a cold morning at the house finds Trimming and Adrian sprawled at either end of the staircase – upstairs, an injury; ... Read more

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  • Death of an Author

    by E.C.R. Lorac ...
    Series series British Library Crime Classics
    E. C. R. Lorac spins a twisting tale full of wry humor and red herrings, poking some fun at her contemporary reviewers, who long suspected the Lorac pseudonym to belong to a male author.Vivian Lestrange—celebrated author of the popular mystery novel The Charterhouse Case and total recluse—has apparently dropped off the face of the Earth. After he was reported missing by his secretary Eleanor, whom ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Crossed Skis

    The investigation of a dead body in London's Bloomsbury takes Rivers to the Austrian Alps to hunt down the murderer amidst the visitors to a ski resort. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Case in the Clinic. The Robert Macdonald Mystery. Illustrated

    by E.C.R. Lorac ...
    In Case in the Clinic, celebrated crime writer E.C.R. Lorac brings another gripping installment in the Robert Macdonald Mystery series, blending intrigue, subtle psychological tension, and sharp detective work. Set in a quiet English village, the story begins with the sudden and unexplained death of a prominent doctor in his clinic. While the local community is quick to dismiss it as an ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Death at Dyke's Corner. The Robert Macdonald Mystery. Illustrated

    by E.C.R. Lorac ...
    E.C.R. Lorac once again crafts an enthralling whodunit in Death at Dyke's Corner, a gripping tale of murder and small-town intrigue that challenges Inspector Robert Macdonald's deductive prowess. The story begins on a stormy night when a body is discovered near the windswept Dyke's Corner—a desolate yet picturesque village where everyone knows everyone, and secrets are hard to keep. The victim, a ... Read more

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  • Death on the Oxford Road. The Robert Macdonald Mystery. Illustrated

    by E.C.R. Lorac ...
    In Death on the Oxford Road, E.C.R. Lorac crafts a compelling whodunit that captures the suspense and intellect of a classic British mystery. Set against the backdrop of England's iconic Oxford Road, the story unfolds with a chilling crime that disrupts the tranquility of the countryside. When a body is discovered on the historic Oxford Road, the initial assumptions of an accident are quickly ... Read more

    $2.99 USD