First published in 1944 Fell Murder sees E.C.R. Lorac at the height of her considerable powers as a purveyor of well-made, traditional and emphatic detective fiction. The book presents a 'return of the prodigal' mystery set in the later stages of the Second World War amidst the close-knit farmerfolk community of Lancashireâ??s Lune valley.
Set in rural Lancashire during wartime, the animosities of closely-knit farming folk take a murderous turn. Initially published in 1944.