Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of MurderIt is a dark and misty night--isnt it always?--and bachelors Nicholas and Ian are driving to the ball at Fordings, a beautiful concert hall in the countryside. There waits the charming Dilys Maine, and a party buzzing with rumours of one Rosemary Reeve who disappeared on the eve of this event the previous year, not found to this day. With thoughts of mysterious case ringing in their ears, Dilys and Nicholas strike a stranger on the drive back home, launching a new investigation and unwittingly reviving the search for what really became of Rosemary Reeve.Written in the last years of the authors life, this previously unpublished novel is a tribute to Loracs enduring skill for constructing an ingenious puzzle, replete with memorable characters and gripping detective work.Crime fiction lovers cant miss the classic golden age mysteries published in the acclaimed British Crime Classics series![An] excellent fair-play mystery...this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status.--Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review, for Checkmate to Murder, another excellent entry in the acclaimed British Crime Classics mystery seriesBook specifications:Collection: British Library Crime ClassicsDimensions: 200 x 132Author: E. C. R. LoracCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 4Pages: 240Language: EnglishPublisher: Poisoned Pen PressWeight: 227 g