Murder by the Book

Martin Edwards

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Poisoned Pen Press
06 September 2022

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime; Historical mysteries

Series: British Library Crime Classics

"With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of bibliomysteries, where ""golden age-inspired puzzle masters [are] doing what they do best: bringing together readers, books, and felonies [in] perhaps the single best collection yet in this blue-chip series (Kirkus, Starred Review).""

There is no better hiding place for clues--or red herrings--than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights, and unscrupulous book collectors, literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster. Readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets.

Featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent, Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, and others, a bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of nonfiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writer's block."

Edited by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9781728261157
ISBN 10: 1728261155
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime writer best known for two series of novels set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics, the Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association, and President of the Detection Club. The Golden Age of Murder, his study of the Detection Club, was published in 2015 to international acclaim, and has been nominated for both the Edgar and Agatha awards for the year's best book about the genre. He received the CWA 2020 Diamond Dagger Award for sustained excellence in crime writing and significant contributions to the genre, joining the ranks of Sue Grafton, Ian Rankin, and Lee Child.

Reviews for Murder by the Book

"""An excellent reprint anthology from Edwards. [His] exhaustive research and genre expertise yield another stellar volume for the British Library of Crime Classics."" -- Publishers Weekly, Starred Review ""Sixteen reprints from 1933 to 1973 showing golden age-inspired puzzle masters doing what they do best: bringing together readers, books, and felonies...perhaps the single best collection yet in this blue-chip series."" -- Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review"