Death Before Dinner
Death Before Dinner is a 1948 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the thirtieth in her long-running series featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard, one of the detectives of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction who relies on standard police procedure to solve his cases.[3] It was published in the United States by Doubleday under the alternative title of A Screen for Murder.
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | E.C.R. Lorac |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Chief Inspector MacDonald |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Doubleday (US) |
Publication date | 1948 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Relative to Poison |
| Followed by | Part for a Poisoner |
Synopsis
Eight famous explorers and travellers are invited to a London restaurant for the award of the Marco Polo award. The evening ends with the murder of their host, the adventurer Elias Trowne.
References
- Nichols & Thompson p.476
- Hubin p.254
- Reilly p.260
Bibliography
- 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.
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