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Checkmate to Murder: British WW2 Mystery by E.C.R. Lorac (2021, PB)
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- 9781464215094
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
ISBN-10
146421509X
ISBN-13
9781464215094
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9050393551
Product Key Features
Book Title
Checkmate to Murder
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Crime
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
British Library Crime Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-036131
Reviews
"[An] excellent fair-play mystery... The characters are all well-delineated, and the clues artfully hidden. First published in 1944, this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, "[An] excellent fair-play mystery... The characters are all well-delineated, and the clues artfully hidden. First published in 1944, this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, "Period details--the way wartime blackout regulations made any crime at night hard to see, and the fact that no one noticed the fatal shot because people had become so used to hearing explosives--make this mystery especially fascinating. Readers may want to follow up with Lorac's Murder by Matchlight, also set during WWII." - Booklist, Starred Review, "Period details--the way wartime blackout regulations made any crime at night hard to see, and the fact that no one noticed the fatal shot because people had become so used to hearing explosives--make this mystery especially fascinating. Readers may want to follow up with Lorac's Murder by Matchlight, also set during WWII." -- Booklist, Starred Review, "Period details-the way wartime blackout regulations made any crime at night hard to see, and the fact that no one noticed the fatal shot because people had become so used to hearing explosives-make this mystery especially fascinating. Readers may want to follow up with Lorac's Murder by Matchlight, also set during WWII." - Booklist, Starred Review, "[An] excellent fair-play mystery... The characters are all well-delineated, and the clues artfully hidden. First published in 1944, this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status. " - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Synopsis
"[An] excellent fair-play mystery...this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status."-- Publishers Weekly , STARRED Review On a dismally foggy night in Hampstead, London, a curious party has gathered in an artist's studio to weather the wartime blackout. As World War II takes its toll around them, a civil servant and a government scientist are matching wits in a game of chess, while an artist paints the portrait of his characterful sitter, bedecked in Cardinal's robes at the other end of the room. In the kitchen, the artist's sister is hosting the charlady of the miser next door. When the brutal murder of said miser is discovered by his nephew, it's not long before Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is at the scene, faced with perplexing alibis and with the fate of the young man in his hands. In the search for the culprit, Macdonald and his team of detectives must figure out if one of the members of the studio party is somehow involved in the death, or if some other scurrilous neighbour could be responsible. The British Library of Crime Classics is pleased to revive this clever, classic mystery for amateur sleuths and fans of British historical fiction., "[An] excellent fair-play mystery...this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status."--Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review On a dismally foggy night in Hampstead, London, a curious party has gathered in an artist's studio to weather the wartime blackout. As World War II takes its toll around them, a civil servant and a government scientist are matching wits in a game of chess, while an artist paints the portrait of his characterful sitter, bedecked in Cardinal's robes at the other end of the room. In the kitchen, the artist's sister is hosting the charlady of the miser next door. When the brutal murder of said miser is discovered by his nephew, it's not long before Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is at the scene, faced with perplexing alibis and with the fate of the young man in his hands. In the search for the culprit, Macdonald and his team of detectives must figure out if one of the members of the studio party is somehow involved in the death, or if some other scurrilous neighbour could be responsible. The British Library of Crime Classics is pleased to revive this clever, classic mystery for amateur sleuths and fans of British historical fiction.
LC Classification Number
PR6035.I9C48 2021
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- 4***- (20)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseShipping as expected. Package was double-wrapped with the book inside. Plastic ip bag. Item as described. Valuable reference to troop leading in Europe during the late 1950s.
- 5***e (703)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseExactly as described, well packaged, quickly shipped, great seller!
- n***n (218)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseThe item was carefully packaged and shipped promptly with care. It came as described in great condition and the seller offered the item at a great value. The seller was also very friendly! I’m so happy to have this in my collection thank you so much!Millennium Actress (DVD, 2003) Japan Grand Prize Winner Film (#116495753262)