Capital Crimes: London Mysteries - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1464203776 ISBN 13: 9781464203770

Casa editrice: Poisoned Pen Pr, 2015

Riassunto

Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder

Capital Crimes is an eclectic collection of London-based crime stories, blending the familiar with the unexpected in a way that reflects the personality of the city. Alongside classics by Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley and Thomas Burke are excellent and unusual stories by authors who are far less well known. The stories give a flavour of how writers have tackled crime in London over the span of more than half a century. Their contributions range from an early serial-killer thriller set on the London Underground and horrific vignettes to cerebral whodunits. What they have in common is an atmospheric London setting, and enduring value as entertainment.

Each story is introduced by the editor, Martin Edwards, who sheds light on the authors' lives and the background to their writing.

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L'autore:

MARTIN EDWARDS is an award-winning crime writer best known for two series of novels set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He is a series consultant for British Library Crime Classics, Chair of the Crime Writers' Association, and President of the Detection Club. The Golden Age of Murder, his study of the Detection Club, was published in 2015 to international acclaim, and won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating and Macavity awards for the year's best book about the genre.

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• Editore: Poisoned Pen Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1464203776
• ISBN 13: 9781464203770
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 402
• Redattore: Edwards Martin