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Metropolitan Mysteries
A Casebook of London's Detectives
Series: Crime Classics
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The streets of London have been home to many great detectives since the days of Sherlock Holmes and Watson, and the exploits of these city sleuths have flourished in the short story form. Featuring a roster of Scotland Yard's meticulous best, a cohort of daring doctors,...
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Featuring a roster of Scotland Yard's meticulous best, a cohort of daring doctors and a handful of characterful private investigators, this new collection of short stories selected by Martin Edwards comprises a casebook of some of London's most challenging mysteries.
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Description
The streets of London have been home to many great detectives since the days of Sherlock Holmes and Watson, and the exploits of these city sleuths have flourished in the short story form.
Featuring a roster of Scotland Yard's meticulous best, a cohort of daring doctors, and a handful of characterful private investigators, this new collection of short stories selected by Martin Edwards comprises a casebook of some of London's most challenging mysteries.
With contributions by Margery Allingham (DCI Luke), Anthony Gilbert (Inspector Field) and Henry Wade (John Bragg), along with rare finds by Raymond Postgate, J. Jefferson Farjeon, and many more, this anthology invites you to join some of the greatest detectives ever written on their perilous trail through London's darker underside.
Authors include Arthur Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr, Josephine Bell, Anthony Berkeley, Margery Allingham, Henry Wade, and many more.
Series: Crime Classics
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780712355513
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 September 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Contributors:
- Edited by Martin Edwards
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 190.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Martin Edwards is series consultant for the British Library Crime Classics series. In 2020 he was awarded the Diamond Dagger Award by the CWA for continued dedication and contribution to crime writing. The Golden Age of Murder, his study of the Detection Club, won the Edgar, Agatha, H R F Keating and Macavity awards. His history of the mystery genre, The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books, was published by the British Library in 2017.
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