A Double For Detection

Julian Rivers #1

by Carol Carnac

Set in the ancient village of Woldstane, the story begins when a wealthy and eccentric American sends his secretary to lease the local Manor house. As the new tenants settle in, the quiet village is pulled into a multi-layered mystery involving a manor fire, an intricate tangle of clues, and a plot twist centered around identical twins.

The first book to feature Chief Inspector Julian Rivers of Scotland Yard, replacing her earlier detective Inspector Ryvet.

Genres: Fiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1945

About the author

Edith Caroline Rivett (who wrote under the pseudonyms E.C.R. Lorac, Carol Carnac, Carol Rivett, and Mary le Bourne) was a British crime writer. She was born in Hendon, Middlesex (now London). She attended the South Hampstead High School, and the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.

She was a member of the Detection Club. She was a very prolific writer, having written forty-eight mysteries under her first pen name, and twenty-three under her second. She was an important author of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

Reviews

[Phil Butcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable debut for Detective Julian Rivers. A case of arson in a sleepy village throws up many questions. Who are the victims? What is the motive? Is anyone who they seem to be?