Case in the Clinic

1941 novel

Case in the Clinic

First edition

Author| E.C.R. Lorac
Language| English
Series| Chief Inspector MacDonald
Genre| Detective
Publisher| Collins Crime Club

Publication date

| 1941
Publication place| United Kingdom
Media type| Print
Preceded by| Death at Dyke's Corner
Followed by| Rope's End, Rogue's End

Case in the Clinic is a 1941 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the twentieth in her long-running series featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard, a Golden Age detective who relies on standard police procedure to solve his cases.[3]

## Synopsis

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In a small market town the death of the Reverend Anderby in his garden is followed swiftly afterwards by another sudden death leading to local suspicions and the call in of Scotland Yard to investigate.

## References

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1. ^ Nichols & Thompson p.476
2. ^ Hubin p.254
3. ^ Reilly p.260

## Bibliography

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* 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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