The Organ Speaks
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| Author | E.C.R. Lorac |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Chief Inspector MacDonald |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Sampson Low |
Publication date | 1935 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Murder in Chelsea |
| Followed by | Crime Counter Crime |
The Organ Speaks is a 1935 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the eighth book featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard who appeared in a lengthy series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3]
It received a positive review in The Sunday Times from Dorothy L. Sayers.[4] Its success led to Lorac switching publishers from Sampson Low to the more prestigious Collins Crime Club soon afterwards. She was also elected to membership of the Detection Club.
Synopsis[edit]
At the Regency concert hall in Regent's Park, the body of a man Anthony Loudon is discovered in the organ loft.
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