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Detection by Gaslight
| Author | : Douglas G. Greene |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 454 |
| Release | : 2012-05-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0486114120 |
Fourteen extraordinary Victorian and Edwardian crime stories by Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jacques Futrelle, G. K. Chesterton, and others — many never before published in book form.
The Best Crime Stories Ever Told
| Author | : Dorothy L. Sayers |
| Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 577 |
| Release | : 2012-09 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1620870495 |
When Sayers first began compiling anthologies of the best crime stories in the 1920s and '30s, the genre was in the flush of its first golden age. Now today's fans of mystery and crime fiction can experience a handpicked collection featuring outstanding stories of the era.
Powers of Detection
| Author | : Dana Stabenow |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 198 |
| Release | : 2004-10-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 110120852X |
Investigations of a Different Kind Conjured from the minds of today’s most innovative authors, Powers of Detection features a dozen tales of mystery and fantasy, set in worlds where sleuths may wield wands instead of firearms—and criminals may be as inhuman as the crimes they commit. From a magical boarding school murder to a courtroom where a witch stands trial, from ancient legends of Alaska and Egypt to stories featuring such familiar faces as Sookie Stackhouse and such familiar places as the Nightside, these paranormal procedurals reveal the mysterious behind the mystery… Includes stories by… Donna Andrews ٠ Michael Armstrong ٠ Anne Bishop ٠ Jay Caselberg ٠ Mike Doogan ٠ Laura Anne Gilman ٠ Simon R. Green ٠ Charlaine Harris ٠ Anne Perry ٠ Sharon Shinn ٠ Dana Stabenow ٠ John Straley “Highly original tales.”—Publishers Weekly “Everyone’s heart is in the right place and, in the best stories, their tongues are firmly in their cheeks.”—Mystery Scene
Victorian Tales of Mystery and Detection
| Author | : Michael Cox |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 616 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Le Fanu, Charles Dickens, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Mrs. Henry Wood, Wilkie Collins, Grant Allen, L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace, Fergus Hume, Arthur Morrison, M.P. Shiel, Baroness Orczy, Sax Rohmer, Robert Barr, and - inevitably - Arthur Conan Doyle. There are police detectives, gentleman amateurs, lady detectives (such as Catherine Pirkis's Loveday Brooke), professional consulting detectives, even an 'anti-detective' (Guy Boothby's Klimo, who devises a crime for himself to solve), and a psychic detective. The villains against whom they pit their wits are equally various, as are their crimes - from fraud and forgery to theft, abduction, and of course murder most foul, whether by poison, bullet, or blade. These stories offer hours of enjoyable escape for all lovers of crime fiction.
True Stories of Crime and Detection
| Author | : Gill Harvey |
| Publisher | : Usborne Publishing Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 117 |
| Release | : 2013-09-01 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1409568970 |
Nine exciting stories of real life crime and detection featuring serial killers, art forgers, kidnappers, robbers, runaways and forensic scientists. Gripping and engaging for readers who prefer real life to fiction.
Murder in Japan
| Author | : John L. Apostolou |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 248 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| Genre | : Detective and mystery stories, English |
| ISBN | : |
The Best American Mystery Stories 2016
| Author | : Elizabeth George |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 371 |
| Release | : 2016-10-04 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0544527976 |
The Anthony Award–winning author presents a “highly readable” anthology featuring mysteries by Stephen King, Megan Abbott, Elmore Leonard and more (Publishers Weekly). “What you’ll find in this volume are stories that demonstrate a mastery of plotting; stories that compel you to keep turning the pages because of plot and because of setting; stories that wield suspense like a sword; stories of people getting their comeuppance; stories that utilize superb point of view; stories that plumb one particular and unfortunate attribute of a character,” promises guest editor Elizabeth George in her introduction. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 is a feast of both literary crime and hard-boiled detection, featuring a seemingly innocent murderer, a drug dealer in love, a drunken prank gone terribly wrong, and plenty of other surprising twists and turns. The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 includes entries by Steve Almond, Megan Abbott, Matt Bell, Lydia Fitzpatrick, Tom Franklin, Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and others. “There isn’t enough Xanax in anyone’s medicine cabinet to calm the jitters these 20 skillful stories will unleash on a worried world.” —Kirkus Reviews
Five Complete Novels of Murder and Detection
| Author | : Agatha Christie |
| Publisher | : Wings |
| Total Pages | : 744 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Five complete, unabridged books in one volume.
