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Murder by the book : mysteries for bibliophiles / edited and introduced by Martin Edwards.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: British Library crime classicsPublisher: Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2022]Description: xiv, 288 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781728261157
  • 1728261155
Related works:
  • Container of (work) : Cole, G. D. H. 1889-1959. Lesson in crime
  • Container of (work) : Cole, Margaret, 1893-1980. Lesson in crime
  • Container of (work) : Bentley, E. C. 1875-1956. Trent and the ministering angel
  • Container of (work) : Blake, Nicholas, 1904-1972. Slice of bad luck
  • Container of (work) : Roberts, S. C. 1887-1966. Strange case of the Megatherium thefts
  • Container of (work) : MacDonald, Philip. Malice domestic
  • Container of (work) : Milne, A. A. 1882-1956. Savage game
  • Container of (work) : Symons, Julian, 1912-1994. Clue in the book
  • Container of (work) : Mitchell, Gladys, 1901-1983. Manuscript
  • Container of (work) : Vickers, Roy. Man and his mother-in-law
  • Container of (work) : Innes, Michael, 1906-1994. Grey's ghost
  • Container of (work) : Brand, Christianna, 1907-1988. Dear Mr. Editor
  • Container of (work) : Bremner, Marjorie, 1916- Murder in advance
  • Container of (work) : Canning, Victor. Question of character
  • Container of (work) : Creasey, John. Book of honour
  • Container of (work) : Crispin, Edmund, 1921-1978. We know you're busy writing
  • Container of (work) : Marsh, Ngaio, 1895-1982. Chapter and verse
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction A lesson in crime / G. D. H. and M. Cole -- Trent and the ministering angel / E. C. Bentley -- A slice of bad luck / Nicholas Blake -- The strange case of the Megatherium thefts / S. C. Roberts -- Malice domestic / Philip MacDonald -- A savage game / A. A. Milne -- A clue in the book / Julian Symons -- The manuscript / Gladys Mitchell -- A man and his mother-in-law / Roy Vickers -- Grey's ghost / Michael Innes -- Dear Mr. Editor ... / Christianna Brand -- Murder in advance / Marjorie Bremner -- A question of character / Victor Canning -- The book of honour / John Creasey -- We know you're busy writing... / Edmund Crispin -- Chapter and verse / Ngaio Marsh.
Summary: "With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of bibliomysteries, perfect for every booklover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent, Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, and others. But readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets ... "If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a major character is a bookseller or a librarian." -Otto Penzler A bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of nonfiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writer's block. There is no better hiding place for clues-or red herrings-than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights, and unscrupulous book collectors, literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery EDWARDS, MARTIN Available 33111010889315
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of bibliomysteries, where "golden age-inspired puzzle masters [are] doing what they do best: bringing together readers, books, and felonies [in] perhaps the single best collection yet in this blue-chip series (Kirkus, Starred Review)."

There is no better hiding place for clues--or red herrings--than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights, and unscrupulous book collectors, literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster. Readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets.

Featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent, Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, and others, a bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of nonfiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writer's block.

Introduction A lesson in crime / G. D. H. and M. Cole -- Trent and the ministering angel / E. C. Bentley -- A slice of bad luck / Nicholas Blake -- The strange case of the Megatherium thefts / S. C. Roberts -- Malice domestic / Philip MacDonald -- A savage game / A. A. Milne -- A clue in the book / Julian Symons -- The manuscript / Gladys Mitchell -- A man and his mother-in-law / Roy Vickers -- Grey's ghost / Michael Innes -- Dear Mr. Editor ... / Christianna Brand -- Murder in advance / Marjorie Bremner -- A question of character / Victor Canning -- The book of honour / John Creasey -- We know you're busy writing... / Edmund Crispin -- Chapter and verse / Ngaio Marsh.

"With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of bibliomysteries, perfect for every booklover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent, Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, and others. But readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets ... "If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a major character is a bookseller or a librarian." -Otto Penzler A bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of nonfiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writer's block. There is no better hiding place for clues-or red herrings-than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights, and unscrupulous book collectors, literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster"-- Provided by publisher.

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