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As If By Magic: And Other Miraculous and Locked-Room Mysteries: Locked-Room Mysteries and Other Miraculous Crimes: 142 (British Library Crime Classics) - Softcover

 
9780712355636: As If By Magic: And Other Miraculous and Locked-Room Mysteries: Locked-Room Mysteries and Other Miraculous Crimes: 142 (British Library Crime Classics)
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ISBN 10: 0712355634 ISBN 13: 9780712355636
Publisher: Britsh Library Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzle-lovers sought more cerebral entertainment. Following on from Miraculous Mysteries, CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards brings together a whole new casebook of mystifying locked room mysteries and impossible crimes. Featuring more great stories by John Dickson Carr, Julian Symons and Margery Allingham alongside newly rediscovered writers, this selection of stories will bring you more insight into one of the most celebrated and dazzling sub-genres of detective fiction.

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About the Author

Martin Edwards is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics. He is a CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer and president of the Detection Club. He has researched and explored the history of the crime and mystery genre in titles such as The Golden Age of Murder, The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books – published by the British Library – and The Life of Crime.

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Publisher
Britsh Library Publishing
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0712355634
ISBN 13 
9780712355636
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
288
Editor
Martin Edwards