Death on the Oxford Road

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Death on the Oxford Road
First edition
AuthorE.C.R. Lorac
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector MacDonald
GenreDetective
PublisherSampson Low
Publication date
1933
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Case of Colonel Marchand 
Followed byMurder in St. John's Wood 

Death on the Oxford Road is a 1933 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the fifth book featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard who appeared in a lengthy series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

On a dark night on a lonely spot on the Oxford Road a body is dumped out of a motor car. Unfortunately for the murderers MacDonald happens to be close by and leads the investigation that will eventually catch them.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nichols & Thompson p.476
  2. ^ Hubin p.254
  3. ^ Reilly p.259-60

Bibliography[edit]

  • 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.