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Fire in the Thatch: A Devon Mystery

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Fire in the Thatch: A Devon Mystery
Authors and Contributors      By (author) E. C. R. Lorac
SeriesBritish Library Crime Classics
Series part Volume No. 52
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreClassic crime
ISBN/Barcode 9780712352604
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint The British Library Publishing Division
Publication Date 10 February 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accident, takes refuge in Devon - renting a thatched cottage in the beautiful countryside at Mallory Fitzjohn. Vaughan sets to work farming the land, rearing geese and renovating the cottage. Hard work and rural peace seem to make this a happy bachelor life. On a nearby farm lives the bored, flirtatious June St Cyres, an exile from London while her husband is a Japanese POW. June's presence attracts fashionable visitors of dubious character, and threatens to spoil Vaughan's Prized seclusion. When Little Thatch is destroyed in a blaze, all Vaughan's work goes up in smoke - and Inspector Macdonald is drafted in to uncover a motive for murder.

Author Biography

E. C. R. Lorac was a pen name of Edith Caroline Rivett (1894-1958) who was a prolific writer of crime fiction from the 1930s to the 1950s, and a member of the prestigious Detection Club. Her books have been almost entirely neglected since her death, but deserve rediscovery as fine examples of classic British crime fiction in its golden age.