Order of E.C.R. Lorac Books
E.C.R. Lorac was a British crime writer during the golden age of detective fiction best known for writing the Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald series of books. She also wrote under the pen names of E. C. R. Lorac, Carol Carnac and Mary Le Bourne.
Lorac was born in Middelsex in 1894. She would attend the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London which would serve her well as she’d work as a craft practitioner throughout her life. Her embroidery and calligraphy has been on display at Westminster Abbey. She made her debut as an author in 191 with The Murder on the Burrows. Edith passed away in 1958. Her books have since seen a resurgence thanks to the British Crime Classics series.
Publication Order of Inspector Ryvet Books
(as Carol Carnac)
| Triple Death | (1936) |    |
| The Missing Rope | (1937) | |
| Murder at Mornington | (1937) | |
| The Case of the First-Class Carriage | (1939) | |
| When the Devil Was Sick | (1939) | |
| Death in the Diving Pool | (1940) | |
Publication Order of Julian Rivers Books
(as Carol Carnac)
| A Double for Detection | (1945) | |
| The Striped Suitcase | (1946) | |
| Clue Sinister | (1947) | |
| Over the Garden Wall | (1948) | |
| Copy for Crime | (1950) | |
| Upstairs, downstairs | (1950) | |
| It\'s Her Own Funeral | (1951) | |
| Crossed Skis | (1952) | |
| Murder As a Fine Art | (1953) | |
| A Policeman At the Door | (1953) | |
| Impact of Evidence | (1954) | |
| Murder Among Members | (1955) | |
| Rigging the Evidence | (1955) | |
| The Double Turn | (1956) | |
| Long Shadows | (1958) | |
Publication Order of Robert MacDonald Books
| The Affair on Thor's Head | (1932) | |
| The Greenwell Mystery | (1932) | |
| Death On The Oxford Road | (1933) | |
| The Case of Colonel Marchand | (1933) | |
| Murder in St. John's Wood | (1934) | |
| Murder in Chelsea | (1934) | |
| The Organ Speaks | (1935) | |
| Post After Post-Mortem | (1936) | |
| A Pall for a Painter | (1936) | |
| Crime Counter Crime | (1936) | |
| These Names Make Clues | (1937) | |
| Bats in the Belfry | (1937) | |
| Slippery Staircase | (1938) | |
| Black Beadle | (1939) | |
| John Brown's Body | (1939) | |
| Tryst for a Tragedy | (1940) | |
| Death at Dyke's Corner | (1940) | |
| Case in the Clinic | (1941) | |
| Rope's End, Rogue's End | (1942) | |
| The Sixteenth Stair | (1942) | |
| Checkmate to Murder | (1944) | |
| Fell Murder | (1944) | |
| Murder by Matchlight | (1945) | |
| Fire in the Thatch | (1946) | |
| Relative to Poison | (1947) | |
| Part for a Poisoner | (1948) | |
| Death Before Dinner | (1948) | |
| Policemen in the Precinct | (1949) | |
| Still Waters | (1949) | |
| Accident by Design | (1951) | |
| Murder of a Martinet | (1951) | |
| Murder in the Mill-Race | (1952) | |
| The Dog It Was That Died | (1952) | |
| Crook O'Lune | (1953) | |
| Let Well Alone | (1954) | |
| Shroud of Darkness | (1954) | |
| Ask A Policeman | (1955) | |
| Murder in Vienna | (1956) | |
| Picture of Death | (1957) | |
| Dangerous Domicile | (1957) | |
| Murder On a Monument | (1958) | |
| The Last Escape/Dishonour Among Thieves | (1959) | |
| The Theft of the Iron Dogs | (1960) | |
| The Devil and the C.I.D. | (2012) | |
| Death Came Softly | (2021) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Burning Question | (1957) | |
| Death in Triplicate | (1958) | |
| Death of a Lady Killer | (1959) | |
| Two-Way Murder | (2021) | |
Publication Order of British Library Crime Classics Books
| The Notting Hill Mystery | (1862) | |
| The Female Detective | (1864) | |
| The Poisoned Chocolates Case | (1929) | |
| It Walks by Night | (1930) | |
| The Secret of High Eldersham | (1930) | |
| Castle Skull | (1931) | |
| Mystery in the Channel | (1931) | |
| The Incredible Crime | (1931) | |
| Murder of a Lady | (1931) | |
| The Lost Gallows | (1931) | |
| The Z Murders | (1931) | |
| The Corpse in the Waxworks | (1932) | |
| The Division Bell Mystery | (1932) | |
| Portrait of a Murderer | (1933) | |
| Death in Fancy Dress | (1933) | |
| Family Matters | (1933) | |
| The Hog's Back Mystery | (1933) | |
| Weekend at Thrackley | (1934) | |
| The Murder of My Aunt | (1934) | |
| Quick Curtain | (1934) | |
| Murder Underground | (1934) | |
| Scarweather | (1934) | |
| Death of an Airman | (1934) | |
| The Spy Paramount | (1934) | |
| The 12.30 from Croydon | (1934) | |
| The Chianti Flask | (1934) | |
| The Lake District Murder | (1935) | |
| Death on the Cherwell | (1935) | |
| The Cornish Coast Murder | (1935) | |
| Death of Anton | (1936) | |
| Death in the Tunnel | (1936) | |
| The Traitor | (1936) | |
| The Santa Klaus Murder | (1936) | |
| The Sussex Downs Murder | (1936) | |
| Murder in Piccadilly | (1936) | |
| Mystery in White | (1937) | |
| Bats in the Belfry | (1937) | |
| The Cheltenham Square Murder | (1937) | |
| Excellent Intentions | (1938) | |
| Murder in the Museum | (1938) | |
| Antidote to Venom | (1938) | |
| Thirteen Guests | (1938) | |
| The Port of London Murders | (1938) | |
| The Arsenal Stadium Mystery | (1939) | |
| Seven Dead | (1939) | |
| Verdict of Twelve | (1940) | |
| A Scream in Soho | (1940) | |
| Death of a Busybody | (1942) | |
| The Dead Shall be Raised & Murder of a Quack | (1942) | |
| Somebody at the Door | (1943) | |
| Murder's a Swine: A Second World War Mystery | (1943) | |
| Checkmate to Murder | (1944) | |
| Fell Murder | (1944) | |
| Murder by Matchlight | (1945) | |
| Trouble on the Thames | (1945) | |
| Fire in the Thatch | (1946) | |
| Death Makes a Prophet | (1947) | |
| Smallbone Deceased | (1950) | |
| Calamity in Kent | (1950) | |
| Death Has Deep Roots | (1951) | |
| The Danger Within / Death in Captivity | (1952) | |
| Murder in the Mill-Race | (1952) | |
| Crossed Skis | (1952) | |
| Death on the Riviera | (1952) | |
| The Colour Of Murder | (1957) | |
| The Christmas Egg | (1958) | |
| The Progress of a Crime | (1960) | |
| Sergeant Cluff Stands Firm | (1960) | |
| The Methods of Sergeant Cluff | (1961) | |
| The Spoilt Kill | (1961) | |
| The Body in the Dumb River | (1961) | |
| Due to a Death | (1963) | |
| Surfeit of Suspects | (1964) | |
| The Belting Inheritance | (1965) | |
| The Last Best Friend | (1967) | |
| The End of the Web | (1976) | |
| Capital Crimes: London Mysteries | (2015) | |
| Resorting to Murder | (2015) | |
| Silent Nights | (2015) | |
| Murder at the Manor | (2016) | |
| Serpents in Eden | (2016) | |
| Crimson Snow | (2016) | |
| Foreign Bodies | (2017) | |
| The Long Arm of the Law | (2017) | |
| Miraculous Mysteries | (2017) | |
| Continental Crimes | (2017) | |
| Blood on the Tracks | (2018) | |
| The Christmas Card Crime and Other Stories | (2018) | |
| Golden Age of Detection Puzzle Book | (2018) | |
| Deep Waters: Murder on the Waves | (2019) | |
| The Measure of Malice | (2019) | |
| The Pocket Detective 2: 100+ More Puzzles, Brainteasers and Conundrums | (2019) | |
| Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries | (2020) | |
| A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries | (2020) | |
| Two-Way Murder | (2021) | |
| Guilty Creatures: A Menagerie of Mysteries | (2021) | |
If You Like E.C.R. Lorac Books, You’ll Love…
Checkmate to Murder takes palace as World War II is taking its toll on London. While at a party, a civil servant and a government scientist play chess while an artist paints a portrait. In the kitchen of the home, the artist’s sister is hosting the charlady of the miser next door. When the miser turns up dead, Inspector Macdonald of Scotland Yard is called to the scene. Macdonald and his team will need to figure out if one of the members of the studio party is responsible, or it was some other neighbor.
Another Macdonald book is Bats in the Belfry. The case involves Bruce Attleton who had great success in London’s literary scene with his first two novels, but his star faded after that. He is married to a glittering actress who now considers him a failure and the two lead separate lives. Bruce is called away on a trip to Paris and vanishes completely. His suitcase and passport are found in an artist’s studio and now Inspector Macdonald must sort through Bruce’s secrets to find out the truth.