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The golden age of murder : the mystery of the writers who invented the modern detective story / Martin Edwards.
A real-life detective story, investigating how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction, writing books casting new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to their authors' darkest secrets.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780008105969 (hardcover) :
- Physical Description: xxiv, 481 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Publisher: London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Detection Club. Detective and mystery stories, English > History and criticism. English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 823.0872090912 Edw | 31681002503233 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Martin Edwards has published eighteen crime novels, including series set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He has won the CWA Short Story Dagger and CWA Margery Allingham Prize, and his latest book, The Golden Age of Murder, won the Edgar, Agatha, Macavity and H.R.F.Keating awards. Martin is consultant for the British Library's Classic Crime series, as well as Chair of the CWA and President of the Detection Club. He has edited 30 anthologies, published about 60 short stories, and written seven other non-fiction books.
