Ask a Policeman (novel)

Ask a Policeman is a 1955 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the forty first in her long-running series featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard.[3] Published by the Collins Crime Club, the title references the popular music hall song Ask a Policeman.

Ask a Policeman
First edition
AuthorE.C.R. Lorac
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector MacDonald
GenreDetective
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1955
Media typePrint
Preceded byLet Well Alone 
Followed byMurder in Vienna 

Synopsis

An elderly lady, a leftover from the Edwardian era, reports the disappearance of her nephew, a journalist. What seems at first a routine case quickly becomes a hunt for a murderer when the police investigate his last known address, a large rambling house in St John's Wood. Efforts to discover the truth are further hampered by the death or disappearance of several witnesses.

References

  1. Nichols & Thompson p.476
  2. Hubin p.254
  3. Reilly p.260

Bibliography

  • Cooper, John & Pike, B.A. Artists in Crime: An Illustrated Survey of Crime Fiction First Edition Dustwrappers, 1920-1970. Scolar Press, 1995.
  • Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
  • Nichols, Victoria & Thompson, Susan. Silk Stalkings: More Women Write of Murder. Scarecrow Press, 1998.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.


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