| Murder as a Fine Art | |
| Author: | Carol Carnac |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Inspector Julian Rivers |
| Genre: | Detective |
| Release Date: | 1953 |
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| Preceded By: | Crossed Skis |
| Followed By: | A Policeman at the Door |
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]
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.