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(3.5) | 3 | This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published. With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genre's most accomplished writers. This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony). This book also features two highly readable radio scripts by Margery Allingham (involving Jack the Ripper) and John Rhode, plus two full-length novellas - one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: 'The Locked Room' by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey! Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for any bookshelf. - The official tie-in book of the acclaimed BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY crime fiction events, now in their fifth year Competition: midwinter murder;howdunit;the last seance;killings at kingfisher hill;closed casket;death on the nile;murder on the orient express;the pale horse;death on the way;inspector french. by;martin edwards;agatha christie;dorothy l sayers;ngaio marsh;freeman wills crofts;ian rankin;stephen king;sophie hannah.… (mehr) |
▾Empfehlungen von LibraryThing ▾Diskussionen (Über Links) » Andere Autoren hinzufügen (5 möglich) Autorenname | Rolle | Art des Autors | Werk? | Status | Medawar, Tony | Herausgeber | Hauptautor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Alington, C. A. | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Allingham, Margery | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Antony, Peter | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Brand, Christianna | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Christie, Agatha | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Crispin, Edmund | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Latimer, Jonathan | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Lorac, E. C. R. | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Patrick, Q. | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Rawson, Clayton | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Rhode, John | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Sayers, Dorothy L. | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Simpson, Helen | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | Van Dine, S. S. | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt | White, Ethel Lina | Mitwirkender | Co-Autor | alle Ausgaben | bestätigt |
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▾Literaturhinweise Literaturhinweise zu diesem Werk aus externen Quellen. Wikipedia auf EnglischKeine ▾Buchbeschreibungen This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published. With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genre's most accomplished writers. This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony). This book also features two highly readable radio scripts by Margery Allingham (involving Jack the Ripper) and John Rhode, plus two full-length novellas - one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: 'The Locked Room' by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey! Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for any bookshelf. - The official tie-in book of the acclaimed BODIES FROM THE LIBRARY crime fiction events, now in their fifth year Competition: midwinter murder;howdunit;the last seance;killings at kingfisher hill;closed casket;death on the nile;murder on the orient express;the pale horse;death on the way;inspector french. by;martin edwards;agatha christie;dorothy l sayers;ngaio marsh;freeman wills crofts;ian rankin;stephen king;sophie hannah. ▾Bibliotheksbeschreibungen Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. ▾Beschreibung von LibraryThing-Mitgliedern
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I sampled a few stories from this collection and had better luck with the shorter ones. Some of the stories are novellas and feel a bit tiring for that reason, although that could have been down to my personal circumstances. And of course, because of the time period, there are some frustrating gender dynamics (the end of Q Patrick’s story infuriated me for that reason). But there’s a good range of stories, and I liked that the biographical profiles of each author were tucked in after their story, so if you didn’t want to read them, you could easily skip over them.
This collection is worth checking out if you like any of these authors or mysteries set in this time period. ( )