As If By Magic: Locked-Room Mysteries and Other Miraculous Crimes - Couverture souple

Carr, John Dickson; Dickson, Carter; Bentley, E.C.; Scott, Will; Allingham, Margery; Cornier, Vincent; Brand, Christianna; Gilbert, Michael; Wynne, Anthony; Pink, Hal

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0712355634 ISBN 13 : 9780712355636

Editeur : British Library Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzle-lovers sought more cerebral entertainment. Following on from Miraculous Mysteries, CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards brings together a whole new casebook of mystifying locked room mysteries and impossible crimes. Featuring more great stories by John Dickson Carr, Julian Symons and Margery Allingham alongside newly rediscovered writers, this selection of stories will bring you more insight into one of the most celebrated and dazzling sub-genres of detective fiction.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Martin Edwards is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics. He is a CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer and president of the Detection Club. He has researched and explored the history of the crime and mystery genre in titles such as The Golden Age of Murder, The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books – published by the British Library – and The Life of Crime.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: British Library Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0712355634
• ISBN 13: 9780712355636
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Éditeur: Edwards Martin
• Coordonnées du fabricant: BRITISH LIBRARY PUBLISHING; https://www.bl.uk/; ; Via Bruno Buozzi, 24/26,; Granarolo dell'Emilia BO,; 40057; Italie