E.C.R. Lorac

6 Series

E.C.R. Lorac was a British crime writer renowned for her Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald series during the golden age of detective fiction. She also published works under the pseudonyms Carol Carnac and Mary Le Bourne.

In "Bats in the Belfry" by E.C.R. Lorac, once-successful novelist Bruce Attleton mysteriously vanishes during a trip to Paris. His suitcase and passport are discovered in an artist's studio, deepening the enigma. Bruce's estranged wife, a prominent actress, views him as a failure, adding tension to their separate lives. Inspector Macdonald must unravel Bruce's secrets to uncover the truth behind his disappearance. This intriguing case blends literary ambition with personal betrayal.

Inspector Ryvet (as Carol Carnac)

Triple Death

(1936)

The Missing Rope

(1937)

Murder at Mornington

(1937)

The Case of the First-Class Carriage

(1939)

When the Devil Was Sick

(1939)

Death in the Diving Pool

(1940)

Julian Rivers (as Carol Carnac)

A Double for Detection

(1945)

The Striped Suitcase

(1946)

Clue Sinister

(1947)

Over the Garden Wall

(1948)

Copy for Crime

(1950)

Upstairs, downstairs

(1950)

It\'s Her Own Funeral

(1951)

Crossed Skis

(1952)

Murder As a Fine Art

(1953)

A Policeman At the Door

(1953)

Impact of Evidence

(1954)

Murder Among Members

(1955)

Rigging the Evidence

(1955)

The Double Turn

(1956)

Long Shadows

(1958)

Robert MacDonald

The Murder on the Burrows

(1931)

The Affair on Thor's Head

(1932)

The Greenwell Mystery

(1932)

Death On The Oxford Road

(1933)

The Case of Colonel Marchand

(1933)

Murder in St. John's Wood

(1934)

Murder in Chelsea

(1934)

The Organ Speaks

(1935)

Post After Post-Mortem

(1936)

A Pall for a Painter

(1936)

Crime Counter Crime

(1936)

These Names Make Clues

(1937)

Bats in the Belfry

(1937)

Slippery Staircase

(1938)

Black Beadle

(1939)

John Brown's Body

(1939)

Tryst for a Tragedy

(1940)

Death at Dyke's Corner

(1940)

Case in the Clinic

(1941)

Rope's End, Rogue's End

(1942)

The Sixteenth Stair

(1942)

Checkmate to Murder

(1944)

Fell Murder

(1944)

Murder by Matchlight

(1945)

Fire in the Thatch

(1946)

Relative to Poison

(1947)

Part for a Poisoner

(1948)

Death Before Dinner

(1948)

Policemen in the Precinct

(1949)

Still Waters

(1949)

Accident by Design

(1951)

Murder of a Martinet

(1951)

Murder in the Mill-Race

(1952)

The Dog It Was That Died

(1952)

Crook O'Lune

(1953)

Let Well Alone

(1954)

Shroud of Darkness

(1954)

Ask A Policeman

(1955)

Murder in Vienna

(1956)

Picture of Death

(1957)

Dangerous Domicile

(1957)

Murder On a Monument

(1958)

The Last Escape/Dishonour Among Thieves

(1959)

The Theft of the Iron Dogs

(1960)

The Devil and the C.I.D.

(2012)

Death Came Softly

(2021)

Standalone Novels

The Burning Question

(1957)(As: Carol Carnac)

Death in Triplicate

(1958)

Death of a Lady Killer

(1959)(As: Carol Carnac)

Two-Way Murder

(2021)

British Library Crime Classics

The Notting Hill Mystery

(1862)(By: Charles Warren Adams)

The Poisoned Chocolates Case

(1929)(By: Anthony Berkeley)

It Walks by Night

(1930)(By: John Dickson Carr)

The Secret of High Eldersham / The Mystery of High Eldersham

(1930)(By: Miles Burton)

Castle Skull

(1931)(By: John Dickson Carr)

Mystery in the Channel

(1931)(By: Freeman Crofts)

The Incredible Crime

(1931)(By: Lois Austen-Leigh)

Murder of a Lady

(1931)(By: Anthony Wynne)

The Lost Gallows

(1931)(By: John Dickson Carr)

The Z Murders

(1931)(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)

The Corpse in the Waxworks / The Waxworks Murder

(1932)(By: John Dickson Carr)

The Division Bell Mystery

(1932)(By: Ellen Wilkinson)

Portrait of a Murderer

(1933)(By: Anne Meredith)

Death in Fancy Dress

(1933)(By: Anthony Gilbert)

Family Matters

(1933)(By: Anthony Rolls)

The Hog's Back Mystery

(1933)(By: Freeman Crofts)

The Mysterious Mr. Badman

(1934)(By: William Fryer Harvey)

Murder Underground

(1934)(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)

Scarweather

(1934)(By: Anthony Rolls)

Death of an Airman

(1934)(By: Christopher St. John Sprigg)

The Spy Paramount

(1934)(By: E. Phillips Oppenheim)

The 12.30 from Croydon

(1934)(By: Freeman Crofts)

The Chianti Flask

(1934)(By: Marie Belloc Lowndes)

Weekend at Thrackley

(1934)(By: Alan Melville)

Quick Curtain

(1934)(By: Alan Melville)

The Lake District Murder

(1935)(By: John Bude)

Death on the Cherwell

(1935)(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)

The Cornish Coast Murder

(1935)(By: John Bude)

The Traitor

(1936)(By: Sydney Horler)

The Santa Klaus Murder

(1936)(By: Mavis Doriel Hay)

The Sussex Downs Murder

(1936)(By: John Bude)

Death of Anton

(1936)(By: Alan Melville)

The Wheel Spins

(1936)(By: Ethel Lina White)

Death in the Tunnel / Dark in the Tunnel

(1936)(By: Miles Burton)

Murder in Piccadilly

(1936)(By: Charles Kingston)

Mystery in White

(1937)(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)

Bats in the Belfry

(1937)

The Cheltenham Square Murder

(1937)(By: John Bude)

Excellent Intentions

(1938)(By: Richard Hull)

Murder in the Museum

(1938)(By: John Rowland)

Antidote to Venom

(1938)(By: Freeman Crofts)

Thirteen Guests

(1938)(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)

The Port of London Murders

(1938)(By: Josephine Bell)

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

(1939)(By: Leonard R. Gribble)

Seven Dead

(1939)(By: J. Jefferson Farjeon)

Verdict of Twelve

(1940)(By: Raymond Postgate)

A Scream in Soho

(1940)(By: John G. Brandon)

Death of a Busybody

(1942)(By: George Bellairs)

The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack

(1942)(By: George Bellairs)

Somebody at the Door

(1943)(By: Raymond Postgate)

Murder's a Swine

(1943)(By: Nap Lombard)

Checkmate to Murder

(1944)

Fell Murder

(1944)

Murder by Matchlight

(1945)

Trouble on the Thames

(1945)(By: Victor Bridges)

Fire in the Thatch

(1946)

Death Makes a Prophet

(1947)(By: John Bude)

Smallbone Deceased

(1950)(By: Michael Gilbert)

Calamity in Kent

(1950)(By: John Rowland)

Death Has Deep Roots

(1951)(By: Michael Gilbert)

Last Seen Wearing

(1952)(By: Hillary Waugh)

The Danger Within / Death in Captivity

(1952)(By: Michael Gilbert)

Murder in the Mill-Race

(1952)

Crossed Skis

(1952)(As: Carol Carnac)

Death on the Riviera

(1952)(By: John Bude)

The Man Who Didn't Fly

(1955)(By: Margot Bennett)

The Colour Of Murder

(1957)(By: Julian Symons)

The Christmas Egg

(1958)(By: Mary Kelly)

The Progress of a Crime

(1960)(By: Julian Symons)

Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm

(1960)(By: Gil North)

The Spoilt Kill

(1961)(By: Mary Kelly)

The Body in the Dumb River

(1961)(By: George Bellairs)

Due to a Death

(1963)(By: Mary Kelly)

Surfeit of Suspects

(1964)(By: George Bellairs)

The Belting Inheritance

(1965)(By: Julian Symons)

The Last Best Friend

(1967)(By: George Sims)

The End of the Web

(1976)(By: George Sims)

Capital Crimes

(2015)(By: Martin Edwards,Richard Marsh)

Resorting to Murder

(2015)(By: Martin Edwards)

Silent Nights

(2015)(By: Martin Edwards)

Murder at the Manor

(2016)(By: Martin Edwards)

Serpents in Eden

(2016)(By: Martin Edwards)

Crimson Snow

(2016)(By: Martin Edwards,Fergus Hume)

Foreign Bodies

(2017)(By: Martin Edwards,Palle Rosenkrantz)

The Long Arm of the Law

(2017)(By: Martin Edwards)

Miraculous Mysteries

(2017)(By: Martin Edwards)

Continental Crimes

(2017)(By: Martin Edwards)

Blood on the Tracks

(2018)(By: Martin Edwards)

The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories

(2018)(By: Martin Edwards)

Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book

(2018)(By: Kate Jackson)

Deep Waters

(2019)(By: Martin Edwards)

The Measure of Malice

(2019)(By: Martin Edwards)

The Pocket Detective 2: 100+ More Puzzles, Brainteasers and Conundrums

(2019)(By: Kate Jackson)

Settling Scores

(2020)(By: Martin Edwards)

A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries

(2020)(By: Martin Edwards)

Two-Way Murder

(2021)

Guilty Creatures

(2021)(By: Martin Edwards)

Death of an Author

(2024)

Crimes of Cymru

(2024)(By: Martin Edwards)

Anthologies

The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories

(2018)

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