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This is a reread from December, when I relied on audible — and so missed a lot — and when I was just beginning my deep dip into GAD. So I want to revisit this, properly, also as a prelude to reading more (and more systematically) Lorac
— Jul 28, 2026 09:16PM
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Jul 28, 2026 11:58PM
One of the first British Crime Library books I read was "Murder by Matchlight" by Lorac and I loved it.
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Yes. I listened to a couple on audible, and decided I want to read her now. I’ve put together a reading list:ECR Lorac, Death of an Author (222; 1935)* — 4.27
ECR Lorac, Bats in the Belfry (252; 1937) — 3.74
ECR Lorac, The Devil and the C.I.D. (196; 1938)
ECR Lorac, Rope's End, Rogue's End (249; 1942) — 4.09
ECR Lorac, Death Came Softly (201; 1943)* — 4.20
ECR Lorac, Checkmate to Murder (226; 1944)* — 3.98
ECR Lorac, Murder of a Martinet (230; 1951)* — 4.27
ECR Lorac, Murder in the Mill-Race (252; 1952) — 4.12
ECR Lorac, Crook o’ Lune (244; 1953)* — 4.13
ECR Lorac, Murder as a Fine Art (256; 1953)* — 4.13
ECR Lorac, Shroud of Darkness (227; 1954)* — 4.26
Carol Carnac, The Double Turn (288; 1956) — 3.74
ECR Lorac, Two-Way Murder (240; c. 1958) — 4.07