Death of an Author by E.C.R. Lorac

March 23, 2024

There are other authors from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction that are better known than E.C.R. Lorac, but I enjoy her books with the wit and clever plots. Martin Edwards, who wrote the introduction to Death of an Author, suggests that Lorac had fun with the...

Crook o’Lune by E.C.R. Lorac

July 08, 2023

I don’t know what I’d do without Martin Edwards’ informative introductions when I read a British Library Crime Classic. He sets the scene, which in the case of E.C.R. Lorac’s Crook o’Lune is so important. He also provides the historical...

These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac

February 27, 2023

E.C.R. Lorac provides clues right there in the title of her Golden Age mystery, These Names Make Clues, if you’re clever enough to pick up on them. I wasn’t. Fortunately, Chief Inspector Macdonald from Scotland Yard was on the scene when one of the murders...

Murder by Matchlight by E.C.R. Lorac

January 30, 2023

Every once in a while, I pick up one of E.C.R. Lorac’s mysteries, and Martin Edwards’ introductions just add to the enjoyment. Murder By Matchlight is set in London during World War II. As Edwards’ says, it’s not only an intriguing mystery, but...

Two-Way Murder by E.C.R. Lorac

July 13, 2022

Sometimes, Martin Edwards’ notes about a book for the British Library Crime Classics are almost as interesting as the mystery itself. According to his introduction, this novel in the Crime Classics series is published now for the first time. Evidently, Lorac...