Crossed Skis
1952 novel
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Crossed Skis is a 1952 detective novel by Carol Carnac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1] It features the character of Inspector Julian Rivers of Scotland Yard, who appeared in fourteen novels by Carnac who under the name E.C.R. Lorac also wrote the better-known series featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald.[2] Originally published by Collins Crime Club, it was reissued in 2020 by the British Library Publishing as part of a group of crime novels from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
First edition | |
| Author | Carol Carnac |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Julian Rivers |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | It's Her Own Funeral |
| Followed by | Murder as a Fine Art |
Synopsis
The investigation of a dead body in London's Bloomsbury takes Rivers to the Austrian Alps to hunt down the murderer amidst the visitors to a ski resort.
