Still Waters is a 1949 detective novel by E. C. R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the thirty second in her long-running series featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard, one of the more orthodox detectives of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3]

Still Waters
First edition
AuthorE. C. R. Lorac
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector MacDonald
GenreDetective
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1949
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byPart for a Poisoner 
Followed byPolicemen in the Precinct 

Synopsis

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It was one of several novels Lorac set in the Lancashire fell country around Lunesdale where she spent much of her time. It follows a woman who buys a farm near a former quarry and begins experiencing a series of strange events, and it seems she may be the victim of other potential owners of the farm who linger in the area.

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.