About the Author

**E.C.R. LORAC **was a penname of Edith Caroline Rivett (18941958), who also wrote as Carol Carnac. She was a prolific author of Golden Age mysteries publishing over sixty novels throughout the 1930s, 40s and 50s. She was also a member of the famous Detection Club. Her books include Crossed Skis, Post After Post-Mortem and Crook o' Lune, all available as British Library Crime Classics.