Two young couples, tired of life in their drab London lodgings, are overjoyed when they hear that a property in isolated, rural Devon is available at a very cheap rent. However, not long after moving into the Old Court House, a body is discovered in one of the outbuildings and their new home instantly seems less idyllic. MacDonald, recently promoted to Superintendent, heads west to lead the investigation.
well, alone, 1954, detective, novel, lorac, name, british, writer, edith, caroline, rivett, fortieth, long, running, series, featuring, chief, inspector, macdonald, scotland, yard, more, orthodox, detectives, golden, detective, fiction, first, editionauthore, . Let Well Alone is a 1954 detective novel by E C R Lorac the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett 1 2 It is the fortieth in her long running series featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard one of the more orthodox detectives of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction 3 Let Well AloneFirst editionAuthorE C R LoracCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishSeriesChief Inspector MacDonaldGenreDetectivePublisherCollins Crime ClubPublication date1954Media typePrintPreceded byShroud of Darkness Followed byAsk a Policeman Synopsis editTwo young couples tired of life in their drab London lodgings are overjoyed when they hear that a property in isolated rural Devon is available at a very cheap rent However not long after moving into the Old Court House a body is discovered in one of the outbuildings and their new home instantly seems less idyllic MacDonald recently promoted to Superintendent heads west to lead the investigation References edit Nichols amp Thompson p 476 Hubin p 254 Reilly p 260Bibliography editCooper John amp 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 amp Thompson Susan Silk Stalkings More Women Write of Murder Scarecrow Press 1998 Reilly John M Twentieth Century Crime amp Mystery Writers Springer 2015 nbsp This article about a mystery novel of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Let Well Alone amp oldid 1112503948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
