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OverviewA unique anthology for crime aficionados – six ‘perfect murder’ stories written by the most accomplished crime writers of the 1930s, designed to fox real-life Scotland Yard Superintendent Cornish, who comments on whether or not these crimes could have genuinely been solved. Is the ‘perfect murder’ possible? Can that crime be committed with such consummate care, with such exacting skill, that it is unsolvable – even to the most astute investigator? In this unique collection, legendary crime writers Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Ronald Knox, Dorothy L. Sayers and Russell Thorndike each attempt to create the unsolvable murder, which Superintendent Cornish of the CID then attempts to unravel… This clever literary battle of wits from the archives of the Detection Club follows The Floating Admiral and Ask a Policeman back into print after more than 75 years, and shows some of the experts from the Golden Age of detective fiction at their most ingenious. Full Product DetailsAuthor: The Detection Club , Agatha Christie , Margery Allingham , Dorothy L. SayersPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: Collins Crime Club Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.120kg ISBN: 9780008283186ISBN 10: 0008283184 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 13 June 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews`I can unreservedly commend this ingenious piece of collaboration.' Punch Reviews for previous Detection Club re-issues: `A must for all connoisseurs of detective fiction.' Literary Review `This year's most welcome reissue.' Sunday Telegraph `A book of irresistible charm for students of the detective story.' Times Literary Supplement ‘I can unreservedly commend this ingenious piece of collaboration.’ Punch Reviews for previous Detection Club re-issues: ‘A must for all connoisseurs of detective fiction.’ Literary Review ‘This year’s most welcome reissue.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A book of irresistible charm for students of the detective story.’ Times Literary Supplement Author Information“The Detection Club is a private association of writers of detective fiction in Great Britain, existing chiefly for the purpose of eating dinners together at suitable intervals and of talking illimitable shop … Its membership is confined to those who have written genuine detective stories (not adventure tales or ‘thrillers’) and election is secured by a vote of the club on recommendation by two or more members, and involves the undertaking of an oath.” Dorothy L. Sayers Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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