{"product_id":"continental-crimes-paperback","title":"Continental Crimes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the captivating treasures buried in the British Library's archives. Largely inaccessible to the public until now, these enduring crime classics were written in the golden age of detective fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"As with the best of such compilations, readers of classic mysteries will relish discovering unfamiliar authors, along with old favorites such as Arthur Conan Doyle and G.K. Chesterton.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man is forbidden to uncover the secret of the tower in a fairy-tale castle by the Rhine. A headless corpse is found in a secret garden in Paris--belonging to the city's chief of police. And a drowned man is fished from the sea off the Italian Riviera, leaving the carabinieri to wonder why his socialite friends at the Villa Almirante are so unconcerned by his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are three of the scenarios in this new collection of vintage crime stories. Detective stories from the golden age and beyond have used European settings--cosmopolitan cities, rural idylls and crumbling chateaux--to explore timeless themes of revenge, deception, murder and haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding lesser-known stories by Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, J. Jefferson Farjeon and other classic writers, this collection reveals many hidden gems of British crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso in the British Library Crime Classics: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSmallbone Deceased\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Body in the Dumb River\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eBlood on the Tracks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSurfeit of Suspects\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eDeath Has Deep Roots\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eCheckmate to Murder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARTIN EDWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning crime writer best known for two series of novels set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He is a series consultant for British Library Crime Classics, 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 won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating and Macavity awards for the year's best book about the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772167356704,"sku":"9781464207488","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e122dad4da2237b7fb836dec312c840.webp?v=1780400535","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/continental-crimes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}