Impact of Evidence

Carol Carnac, Martin Edwards

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British Library Publishing
10 February 2024

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

“Her best yet. A classic story with well concealed and ingenious clues, sufficiently difficult to leave us properly surprised by both murderer and method.” – The Spectator

Near St. Brynneys in the Welsh border country, isolated by heavy snow and flooding from the thaw, a calamity has occurred. Old Dr. Robinson, a known ‘menace on the roads’, has met his end in a collision with a jeep on a hazardous junction. But when the police arrive at the scene, a burning question hints at something murkier than mere accident: why was there a second body—a man not recognised by any locals—in the back of Robinson’s car?

As the local inspectors dive into the muddy waters of this strange crime, Chief Inspector Julian Rivers and Inspector Lancing are summoned from Scotland Yard to the windswept wilds, where danger and deceit lie in wait.

Puzzling and atmospheric, this exceedingly rare mystery from one of the masters of crime fiction’s Golden Age returns to print for the first time since its publication in 1954.

By: Carol Carnac
Introduction by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 123
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712355254
ISBN 10: 0712355251
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carol Carnac is a pen name of Edith Caroline Rivett (1894-1958), a prolific English crime writer who also found success under her pseudonym E C R Lorac. She was a member of the prestigious Detection Club, and was particularly lauded for her sense of detail and atmospheric settings. Her books include Murder by Matchlight, Bats in the Belfry and Fell Murder, all available as British Library Crime Classics.