The Case of Colonel Marchand

1933 novel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Case of Colonel Marchand is a 1933 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the fourth book featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard who appeared in a lengthy series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3]

LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector MacDonald
GenreDetective
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The Case of Colonel Marchand
American first edition
AuthorE.C.R. Lorac
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector MacDonald
GenreDetective
PublisherSampson Low (UK)
Macauley (US)
Publication date
1933
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Greenwell Mystery 
Followed byDeath on the Oxford Road 
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Colonel Marchand is found dead, apparently from cyanide poisoning, after hosting an attractive young woman for tea. There are numerous potential suspects including his various servants, secretary and his spendthrift heir.

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