| The Murder on the Burrows | |
| Author: | E.C.R. Lorac |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Chief Inspector MacDonald |
| Genre: | Detective |
| Publisher: | Sampson Low (UK) MaCauley (US) |
| Release Date: | 1931 |
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| Followed By: | The Affair on Thor's Head |
The Murder on the Burrows is a 1931 detective story by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett.[1] [2] Her debut novel, it introduced the character of Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard who went on to appear in a lengthy series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[3] Although initially named James this is changed to Robert in later books.[4] It takes place around Bideford Bay in North Devon where the author had spent several holidays.
An abandoned car with a body is discovered on Northam Burrows. The dead man proves to be a communist whose political associations in London may or may not have led to his death.