| Classic Crime Stories: 13 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe to Lawrence Block Contributor(s): Daley, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 048645682X ISBN-13: 9780486456829 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 Annotation: Sleuthful suspense at its very best! Thirteen tantalizing tales including the first real detective story, Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue"; "The Blue Cross," the first Father Brown tale by G. K. Chesterton; "A Scandal in Bohemia" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; plus stories by Hammett, Chandler, and Lawrence Block. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007012780 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.48" W x 8.44" (0.69 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Prepare for sleuthful suspense at its very best This anthology of tantalizing tales includes thirteen of literature's finest crime stories. Enjoy the genre's most glittering jewels, including the first detective story ever written, Edgar Allan Poe's Murders in the Rue Morgue, and G. K. Chesterton's The Blue Cross, the mystery that introduced the world-famous Father Brown. This collection also boasts such crime classics as: - A Scandal in Bohemia (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) - The Gutting of Couffignal (Dashiell Hammett) - I'll Be Waiting (Raymond Chandler) - The Problem of Cell 13 (Jacques Futrelle) - By the Dawn's Early Light (Lawrence Block) and six more thrill-filled masterpieces. A short-story collection of unforgettable plots, murder methods, clues, and characters, Classic Crime Stories will satisfy readers' appetites for the expertly crafted whodunit |