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Set on the rugged moorlands near the Lune River, "Crook O' Lune" follows Chief Inspector Robert Macdonald as he investigates a series of crimes beginning with a sheep‑stealing incident at High Gimmerdale. The case escalates when a premature fire breaks out at Aikengill house, spreading chaos, death, and gossip through the quiet countryside. Macdonald’s inquiry into the blaze and the underlying motives of the local badgers tests his investigative skills and exposes the tight-knit community's hidden tensions.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: E. C. R. Lorac
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