| Description |
xiv, 288 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
British Library crime classics |
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British Library crime classics.
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| Contents |
Introduction A lesson in crime / G. D. H. and M. Cole -- Trent and the ministering angel / E. C. Bentley -- A slice of bad luck / Nicholas Blake -- The strange case of the Megatherium thefts / S. C. Roberts -- Malice domestic / Philip MacDonald -- A savage game / A. A. Milne -- A clue in the book / Julian Symons -- The manuscript / Gladys Mitchell -- A man and his mother-in-law / Roy Vickers -- Grey's ghost / Michael Innes -- Dear Mr. Editor ... / Christianna Brand -- Murder in advance / Marjorie Bremner -- A question of character / Victor Canning -- The book of honour / John Creasey -- We know you're busy writing... / Edmund Crispin -- Chapter and verse / Ngaio Marsh. |
| Summary |
"With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of bibliomysteries, perfect for every booklover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent, Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, and others. But readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets ... "If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a major character is a bookseller or a librarian." -Otto Penzler A bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of nonfiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writer's block. There is no better hiding place for clues-or red herrings-than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights, and unscrupulous book collectors, literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
short stories. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300202607
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Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
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Short stories. (OCoLC)fst01726740
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Edwards, Martin, 1955- editor.
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Container of (work) : Cole, G. D. H. (George Douglas Howard), 1889-1959.
Lesson in crime.
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Container of (work) : Cole, Margaret, 1893-1980.
Lesson in crime.
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Container of (work) : Bentley, E. C. (Edmund Clerihew), 1875-1956.
Trent and the ministering angel.
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Container of (work) : Blake, Nicholas, 1904-1972.
Slice of bad luck.
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Container of (work) : Roberts, S. C. (Sydney Castle), 1887-1966.
Strange case of the Megatherium thefts.
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Container of (work) : MacDonald, Philip.
Malice domestic.
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Container of (work) : Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956.
Savage game.
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Container of (work) : Symons, Julian, 1912-1994.
Clue in the book.
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Container of (work) : Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983.
Manuscript.
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Container of (work) : Vickers, Roy.
Man and his mother-in-law.
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Container of (work) : Innes, Michael, 1906-1994.
Grey's ghost.
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Container of (work) : Brand, Christianna, 1907-1988.
Dear Mr. Editor ...
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Container of (work) : Bremner, Marjorie, 1916-
Murder in advance.
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Container of (work) : Canning, Victor.
Question of character.
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Container of (work) : Creasey, John.
Book of honour.
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Container of (work) : Crispin, Edmund, 1921-1978.
We know you're busy writing ...
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Container of (work) : Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982.
Chapter and verse.
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| ISBN |
9781728261157 (trade paperback) |
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1728261155 (trade paperback) |
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