Books by E.C.R. Lorac
“I think this is my favourite novel from the 1940s. It’s one of those classic murder mystery situations where technically all of those people could vouch for the other: on paper, they’re all within sight of each other. But once you start to unravel it, questions arise: Can the portrait painter really see the chess players? Was his sister in the kitchen the whole time?” Read more...
The Best Wartime Mystery Books
Caroline Crampton, Memoirist
Interviews where books by E.C.R. Lorac were recommended
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Checkmate to Murder: A Second World War Mystery
by E.C.R. Lorac -
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Traitor's Purse: The Albert Campion Mysteries
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N or M?: A Tommy and Tuppence Mystery
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Death in Captivity: A Second World War Mystery
by Michael Gilbert -
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Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery
by Nap Lombard
The Best Wartime Mystery Books, recommended by Caroline Crampton
The Best Wartime Mystery Books, recommended by Caroline Crampton
The ‘golden age’ of detective fiction is usually considered to end suddenly with the outbreak of the Second World War. But many of the era’s leading novelists continued to write prolifically throughout, says Caroline Crampton, creator of the popular Shedunnit podcast. Here she selects five of the best wartime mysteries.
