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Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
To the delight of mystery fans everywhere, London's legendary Detection Club has chosen to celebrate the 80th birthday of past-president and acclaimed mystery author H.R.F. Keating with this enjoyable anthology of 17 short stories by some of the biggest names in the business. Authors include P.D. James, Peter Lovesey and Colin Dexter. The standouts are from James and Lovesey; Baroness James takes a break from chronicling Commander Dalgleish's exploits...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Traces the origins of the Sherlock Holmes character through the crimes, people and events that inspired Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in creating him. Also covers the many novels, films, plays and worldwide following Holmes has accumulated in the century since his creation. The second disc includes 3 classic Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.
Dressed to kill: Three music boxes are the only clues that Holmes has to work with to...
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Enjoy the great detectives of the Golden Age of classic mysteries in this unique collection of audio whodunits. Newly recorded for this original anthology, the crimes, criminals, and sleuths depicted here set the standard for decades to come, and remain as entertaining today as they were when first published. An ideal starting point for those new to audio mysteries, and a perfect assortment for the seasoned noir veteran, Great Classic Mysteries will...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Father Brown, a short, shabbily dressed Roman Catholic priest, takes on bandits, traitors, and killers. The reason for his success is simple. After years spent in the priesthood, he knows human nature, and is not afraid of its dark side. He understands the criminal mind and the motivation behind it.
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes is the most famous fictional detective in history, with a popularity that has never waned since catching the imagination of his late-Victorian readership. This Companion explores Holmes' popularity and his complex relationship to the late-Victorian and modernist periods; on one hand bearing the imprint of a range of Victorian anxieties and preoccupations, while on the other shaping popular conceptions of criminality, deviance, and...
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