On a dismally foggy night in Hampstead, London, a curious party has gathered in an artist's studio to weather the wartime blackout. 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 Canadian infantryman 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 soldier in his hands.
| ISBN: | 9780712353526 |
| Publication date: | 10th August 2020 |
| Author: | E C R Lorac |
| Publisher: | British Library Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | British Library Crime Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic crime and mystery fiction |
On a dismally foggy night in Hampstead, London, a curious party has gathered in an artist's studio to weather the wartime blackout. 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 Canadian infantryman 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 soldier in his hands.
Checkmate to Murder features in the following genres: Classic crime and mystery fiction
Checkmate to Murder is available in Paperback
Checkmate to Murder was written by E C R Lorac and published by British Library Publishing
Checkmate to Murder has 224 pages
Yes it is part of British Library Crime Classics series
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