The Case of Colonel Marchand
The Case of Colonel Marchand is a 1933 detective novel by E.C.R. Lorac, the pen name of the British writer Edith Caroline Rivett. It is the fourth book featuring Chief Inspector MacDonald of Scotland Yard who appeared in a lengthy series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Synopsis
Colonel Marchand is found dead, apparently from cyanide poisoning, after hosting an attractive young woman for tea. There are numerous potential suspects including his various servants, secretary and his spendthrift heir. References

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British mystery novels
Novels by E.C.R. Lorac
Novels set in England
British detective novels
Sampson Low books