Murder in Chelsea
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | E.C.R. Lorac |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Chief Inspector MacDonald |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Sampson Low Macauley (US) |
Publication date | 1934 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Murder in St. John's Wood |
| Followed by | The Organ Speaks |
Murder in Chelsea is a 1934 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the seventh book featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard who appeared in a lengthy series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3]
Synopsis[edit]
A young woman, a keen bibliophile and co-owner of a bookshop, is found gassed to death in the bed of her Chelsea home.
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- 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.
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