Murder by Matchlight (British Library Crime Classics) - Softcover

E. C. R. Lorac

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712352228 ISBN 13: 9780712352222

Publisher: British Library Publishing, 2018

London. 1945. The capital is shrouded in the darkness of the blackout, and mystery abounds in the parks after dusk.

During a stroll through Regents Park, Bruce Mallaig witnesses two men acting suspiciously around a footbridge. In a matter of moments, one of them has been murdered; Mallaig's view of the assailant but a brief glimpse of a ghastly face in the glow of a struck match.

The murderer's noiseless approach and escape seems to defy all logic, and even the victim's identity is quickly thrown into uncertainty. Lorac's shrewd yet personable C.I.D. man MacDonald must set to work once again to unravel this near-impossible mystery.

Includes the Lorac short story 'Permanent Policeman'

About the Author:

E.C.R. Lorac was a pen name of Edith Caroline Rivett (1894-1958) who was a prolific writer of crime fiction from the 1930s to the 1950s, and a member of the prestigious Detection Club. Her books have been almost entirely neglected since her death, but deserve rediscovery as fine examples of classic British crime fiction in its golden age.

• Publisher: British Library Publishing
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0712352228
• ISBN 13: 9780712352222
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256