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Classic Locked Room Mysteries : Mini Hardcover Edition by David Stuart Davies (2016, Hardcover)

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Classic Locked Room Mysteries by David Stuart Davies. Author David Stuart Davies. Title Classic Locked Room Mysteries. Format Hardcover. Sports & Outdoors.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPan Macmillan

ISBN-101909621374

ISBN-139781909621374

eBay Product ID (ePID)219209339

Product Key Features

Book TitleClassic Locked Room Mysteries : Mini Hardcover Edition

Number of Pages424 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Crime, Mystery & Detective / General

Publication Year2016

GenreFiction

AuthorDavid Stuart Davies

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight8.1 Oz

Item Length6.1 in

Item Width4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal823.087208

Table Of ContentIntroduction The Authors R. Austin Freeman - The Aluminium Dagger Edgar Allan Poe - The Murders in the Rue Morgue Jacque Futrelle - The Problem of Cell 13 Lord Dunsany - Two Bottles of Relish Edgar Jepson & Robert Eustace - The Tea Leaf Howel Evans - The Mystery of the Taxi-Cab Wilkie Collins - A Terribly Strange Bed William Hope Hodgson - The Thing Invisible Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Adventure of the Retired Colourman David Stuart Davies - The Curzon Street Conundrum Thomas Bailey Aldrich - Out of His Head Melville Davisson Post - The Doomdorf Mystery C. N. & A. M. Williamson - The Adventure of the Jacobean House G. K. Chesterton - The Invisible Man Jacque Futrelle s - The Motor Boat

SynopsisAn intriguing collection of baffling mysteries from such masters as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and G. K. Chesterton., Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. A fascinating collection of ingenious mysteries which all pose the question 'howdunnit?' - 'how was the crime done?' Featuring well-known sleuths from Sherlock Holmes to Father Brown, as well as the less familiar, including Jacques Futrelle's Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, in each story the reader is invited to play detective and is presented with a challenge: can you solve the mystery before the solution is revealed? Such stories reached their height of popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian eras; this collection, edited and introduced by David Stuart Davies, brings together stories from such masters of the genre as Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins and G. K. Chesterton., Unlock the Secrets of Classic Locked-Room Mysteries Immerse yourself in a world of ingenious mysteries with Classic Locked-Room Mysteries , a captivating collection that will keep you guessing until the very end. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, these stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Edited and introduced by David Stuart Davies, this anthology brings together stories from the masters of the locked-room mystery genre, including Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and G. K. Chesterton. Each tale presents a perplexing puzzle: a crime that seems impossible, yet has been committed. As the reader, you are invited to don your detective hat and attempt to crack the case before the solution is revealed. Locked-room mysteries reached the height of their popularity in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and this collection showcases some of the finest examples. Prepare to be thoroughly entertained and challenged by these timeless classics that will leave you marvelling at the inventiveness of the authors and the ingenuity of their plots.

LC Classification NumberPR1309.D4