This article is about the detective novel. For the satirical essays, see On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts.

Murder as a Fine Art is a 1953 detective novel by Carol Carnac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1] It is the ninth of fourteen novels featuring the character of Inspector Julian Rivers of Scotland Yard.[2]

Synopsis

The newly formed Ministry of Fine Arts is seemingly a cursed institution. The first minister dies just after taking office and a second not long afterwards. A third death occurs when a huge bust topples down and crushes Edwin Pompfret the permanent secretary of the department.

References

  1. ^ Nichols & Thompson p.476
  2. ^ Reilly p.259

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Nichols, Victoria & Thompson, Susan. Silk Stalkings: More Women Write of Murder. Scarecrow Press, 1998.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_as_a_Fine_Art
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