{"product_id":"the-avenging-chance-and-even-more-stories-paperback","title":"The Avenging Chance and Even More Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Berkeley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTony Medawar\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eArthur Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1930, Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893-1971) founded London's Detection Club, whose members swore that their \"detectives shall well and truly detect the crimes presented to them, using those wits which it may please you to bestow upon them.\" The Detection Club pledged \"never to conceal a vital clue from the reader.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anthony Berkeley's novels and short stories featuring Roger Sheringham and Inspector Moresby are among the finest examples of the fair play, challenge-to-the-reader tradition of the Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The title story in \u003cem\u003eThe Avenging Chance \u003c\/em\u003ehas long been considered one of the greatest formal detective stories. This book also collects all the additional cases of Sheringham and Moresby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This enlarged edition includes - for the first time- the newly discovered short stories, \"The Bargee's Holiday\" and \"Hot Steel.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Cover illustration by Gail Cross. Lost Classics design by Deborah Miller. Cover by Christina Luboski.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777165033760,"sku":"9781936363803","price":20.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4870832edd4fd3e159ea177f993e6f96.webp?v=1780493053","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-avenging-chance-and-even-more-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}