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Unlock the Secrets of Classic Locked-Room Mysteries

Immerse yourself in a world of ingenious mysteries with Classic Locked-Room Mysteries, a captivating collection that will keep you guessing until the very end. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, these stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

Edited and introduced by David Stuart Davies, this anthology brings together stories from the masters of the locked-room mystery genre, including Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and G. K. Chesterton. Each tale presents a perplexing puzzle: a crime that seems impossible, yet has been committed. As the reader, you are invited to don your detective hat and attempt to crack the case before the solution is revealed.

Locked-room mysteries reached the height of their popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and this collection showcases some of the finest examples. Prepare to be thoroughly entertained and challenged by these timeless classics that will leave you marvelling at the inventiveness of the authors and the ingenuity of their plots.

Unlock the Secrets of Classic Locked-Room Mysteries

Immerse yourself in a world of ingenious mysteries with Classic Locked-Room Mysteries, a captivating collection that will keep you guessing until the very end. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, these stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

Edited and introduced by David Stuart Davies, this anthology brings together stories from the masters of the locked-room mystery genre, including Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and G. K. Chesterton. Each tale presents a perplexing puzzle: a crime that seems impossible, yet has been committed. As the reader, you are invited to don your detective hat and attempt to crack the case before the solution is revealed.

Locked-room mysteries reached the height of their popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and this collection showcases some of the finest examples. Prepare to be thoroughly entertained and challenged by these timeless classics that will leave you marvelling at the inventiveness of the authors and the ingenuity of their plots.

Über den Autor
David Stuart Davies is an author, playwright and editor and is regarded as an authority on Sherlock Holmes. His fiction includes six novels featuring his wartime detective Johnny Hawke and six Sherlock Holmes novels - including Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Promise (2014). He is a committee member of the Crime Writer's Association editing their monthly publication, Red Herrings, and is a fellow of the Royal Literary Fund.
Zusammenfassung
An intriguing collection of baffling mysteries from such masters as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Authors
R. Austin Freeman - The Aluminium Dagger
Edgar Allan Poe - The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Jacque Futrelle - The Problem of Cell 13
Lord Dunsany - Two Bottles of Relish
Edgar Jepson & Robert Eustace - The Tea Leaf
Howel Evans - The Mystery of the Taxi-Cab
Wilkie Collins - A Terribly Strange Bed
William Hope Hodgson - The Thing Invisible
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Adventure of the Retired Colourman
David Stuart Davies - The Curzon Street Conundrum
Thomas Bailey Aldrich - Out of His Head
Melville Davisson Post - The Doomdorf Mystery
C. N. & A. M. Williamson - The Adventure of the Jacobean House
G. K. Chesterton - The Invisible Man
Jacque Futrelles - The Motor Boat

Details
Empfohlen (bis): 99
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Importe, Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Buch
Reihe: Macmillan Collector's Library
Inhalt: XX
404 S.
with gilt edges
ribbon marker
ISBN-13: 9781909621374
ISBN-10: 1909621374
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Davies, David Stuart
Davies, David St.
Redaktion: Davies, David Stuart
Herausgeber: David Stuart Davies
Hersteller: Pan Macmillan
Macmillan Collector's Library
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 157 x 98 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: David Stuart Davies
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.07.2016
Gewicht: 0,236 kg
Artikel-ID: 107759745