BOOKS - The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries
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The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries
Author: Michael Sims
Year: November 21, 2023
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.4 MB
Language: English
Year: November 21, 2023
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.4 MB
Language: English
For classic murder mystery readers, a scintillating anthology of lost treasures to read alongside Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock HolmesA Penguin ClassicFor The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries , writer and anthologist Michael Sims did not summon the usual suspects. He sought the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by writers from outside the genre. This historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories includes stories never before reprinted, features rebellious early "lady detectives, and " and spotlights former stars of the crime field - Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them. For twenty-first century connoisseurs of crime, The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries celebrates how the nineteenth century added a fierce modern twist to the ancient theme of bloody murder.
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