Flint Public Library (Middleton)

Miraculous mysteries, locked-room murders and impossible crimes, edited by Martin Edwards

eng

federal national government publication

no index present

short stories

Miraculous mysteries

985585686

edited by Martin Edwards

British Library crime classics

locked-room murders and impossible crimes

"Locked-room mysteries and other impossible crime stories have been relished by puzzle-lovers ever since the invention of detective fiction. Fiendishly intricate cases were particularly well suited to the cerebral type of detective story that became so popular during the 'golden age of murder' between the two world wars. But the tradition goes back to the days of Wilkie Collins, and impossible crime stories have been written by such luminaries as Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham. This anthology celebrates their work, alongside long-hidden gems by less familiar writers. Together these stories demonstrate the range and high accomplishment of the classic British impossible crime story over more than half a century."--Publisher description

The lost special / Arthur Conan Doyle -- The thing invisible / William Hope Hodgson -- The case of the tragedies in the Greek Room / Sax Rohmer -- The aluminium dagger / R. Austin Freeman -- The miracle of Moon Crescent / G.K. Chesterton -- The invisible weapon / Nicholas Olde -- The diary of death / Marten Cumberland -- The broadcast murder / Grenville Robbins -- The music-room / Sapper -- Death at 8.30 / Christopher St. John Sprigg -- Too clever by half / G.D.H. and Margaret Cole -- Locked in / E. Charles Vivian -- The haunted policeman / Dorothy L. Sayers -- The sands of thyme / Michael Innes -- Beware the trains / Edmund Crispin -- The Villa Marie Celeste / Margery Allingham