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The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books

Hardcover • 2017 • 1. edition

The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books

By Martin Edwards

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About the book

The main aim of detective stories is to entertain, but the best cast a light on human behaviour, and display both literary ambition and accomplishment. Even unpretentious detective stories, written for unashamedly commercial reasons, can give us clues to the past, and give us insight into a long-vanished world that, for all its imperfections, continues to fascinate. This book, written by award-winning crime writer and president of the Detection Club, Martin Edwards, serves as a companion to the ...Show more

Classic crime and mystery fiction

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ISBN

9780712356961

Publisher

British Library Publishing

Published year

2017

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Edition

1

Original title

The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books

Format

Hardcover

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