Miraculous mysteries : locked-room mysteries and impossible crimes
2017
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Locked-room mysteries and other impossible crime stories have been relished by puzzle-lovers ever since the invention of detective fiction. Fiendishly intricate cases were particularly well suited to the cerebral type of detective story that became so popular during the 'golden age of murder' between the two world wars. But the tradition goes back to the days of Wilkie Collins, and impossible crime stories have been written by such luminaries a Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham. This anthology celebrates their work, alongside long-hidden gems by less familiar writers.
Main title:
Miraculous mysteries : locked-room mysteries and impossible crimes / edited by Martin Edwards.
Author:
Edwards, Martin, 1955-, editor
Imprint:
London : The British Library, 2017.
Collation:
352 pages ; 19 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9780712356732 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.0872080912CF
LC class:
PR1309.D4
Local class:
FAFPBK
Language:
English
BRN:
1862077