The Organ Speaks is a 1935 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1][2] It is the eighth book featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard who appeared in a lengthy series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3]

The Organ Speaks
First edition
AuthorE.C.R. Lorac
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector MacDonald
GenreDetective
PublisherSampson Low
Publication date
1935
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byMurder in Chelsea 
Followed byCrime Counter Crime 

It received a positive review in The Sunday Times from Dorothy L. Sayers.[4] Its success led to Lorac switching publishers from Sampson Low to the more prestigious Collins Crime Club soon afterwards. She was also elected to membership of the Detection Club.

Synopsis

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At the Regency concert hall in Regent's Park, the body of a man Anthony Loudon is discovered in the organ loft.

References

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  1. ^ Nichols & Thompson p.476
  2. ^ Hubin p.254
  3. ^ Reilly p.259-60
  4. ^ Kenney p.58

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.
  • Kenney, Catherine. The Remarkable Case of Dorothy L. Sayers. Kent State University Press, 1991.
  • Nichols, Victoria & Thompson, Susan. Silk Stalkings: More Women Write of Murder. Scarecrow Press, 1998.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.