Lessons in Crime

Academic Mysteries

Martin Edwards

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British Library Publishing
10 June 2024

Anthologies (non-poetry); Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

“The Master? Dr. Greeby? You don’t say so! Murdered? Dear me! Poor

Greeby! This will upset my whole day’s work.”

An Oxford Master is slain on campus during Pentecost. A headmaster

faces off in a deadly battle of wits with a disgruntled parent. A sixth-form

public school prank courts a murderous consequence.

In this new anthology theft, blackmail, murder and mystery run amok

through the hush of the university library, the cacophonies of school

corridors and the simmering tensions of the staff room. Delving into the

stacks and tomes of the British Library collections, Martin Edwards invites

you to a course on the darker side of scholarly ambition with an essential

reading list of fifteen masterful short stories.

With a cohort of writers including Dorothy L. Sayers, Ethel Lina

White, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Innes and Edmund Crispin, this new

anthology offers a selection of classics and rarities to provide a rewarding

education in the beguiling art of mystery writing.

Edited by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 126
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712355452
ISBN 10: 0712355456
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 10 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Edwards is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics. He is a CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer and president of the Detection Club. He has researched and explored the history of the crime and mystery genre in titles such as The Golden Age of Murder, The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books - published by the British Library - and The Life of Crime.