THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION

Ashley, Mike (editor) (Anne Perry; Peter Tremayne; Tom Holt; Steven Saylor; Mary Reed; Eric Mayer; Deirdre Counihan; Ian Morson; Tony Pollard; Dorothy Lumley; Maan Meyers; Charles Todd; Richard A. Lupoff)

ISBN 10: 1849014353 / ISBN 13: 9781849014359

Published by Robinson - Constable and Robinson, London, 2011

About this Item

(x) 467 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Introduction: Return to the Crime Scene by Mike Ashley; Brodie and the Regrettable Incident by Anne Perry; Night of the Snow Wolf by Peter Tremayne; Archimedes and the Scientific Method by Tom Holt; Something to Do with Diana by Steven Saylor; Eyes of the Icon by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer; Jettisoned by Deirdre Counihan; A Fiery Death by Ian Morson; Hide and Seek by Tony Pollard; The Fourth Quadrant by Dorothy Lumley; Forty Morgan Silver Dollars by Maan Meyers; Trafalgar by Charles Todd; and Dead of Winter by Richard A. Lupoff. Size: 8vo.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION
• Publisher: Robinson - Constable and Robinson, London
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849014353
• ISBN 13: 9781849014359
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Historical Adventure
  • Mystery and Detective

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Synopsis

Our dark past brought to life by leading contemporary crime writers

A new generation of crime writers has broadened the genre of crime fiction, creating more human stories of historical realism, with a stronger emphasis on character and the psychology of crime.

This superb anthology of 12 novellas encompasses over 4,000 years of our dark, criminal past, from Bronze Age Britain to the eve of the Second World War, with stories set in ancient Greece, Rome, the Byzantine Empire, medieval Venice, seventh-century Ireland and 1930s' New York.

A Byzantine icon painter, suddenly out of work when icons are banned, becomes embroiled in a case of deception; Charles Babbage and the young Ada Byron try to crack a coded message and stop a master criminal; and New York detectives are on the lookout for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Deirdre Counihan, Tom Holt, Dorothy Lumley, Richard A. Lupoff, Maan Meyers, Ian Morson, Anne Perry, Tony Pollard, Mary Reed and Eric Mayer, Steven Saylor, Charles Todd, Peter Tremayne

About the Author

Mike Ashley is the author and editor of more than 100 books, and is one of the foremost historians of popular fiction. He is the author of two books on the kings and queens of Britain. He lives in Chatham, Kent.