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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. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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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 | - |
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Looks at how the authors in the Detection Club, which came to include such personalities as Agatha Christie, G.K. Chesterton, and Dorothy Sayers, changed the way mystery novels were conceived and written in 1920s and 1930s Britain. - HARPERCOLL
Winner of the 2016 EDGAR, AGATHA, MACAVITY and H.R.F.KEATING crime writing awards, this real-life detective story investigates how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction.
