More than thirty acclaimed mystery writers--including Elizabeth Peters, Margaret Frazer, Derek Wilson, Susanna Gregory, Edward D. Hoch, Steven Saylor, Peter Tremayne, and Marilyn Todd--present a baffling assortment of historical mysteries. Original.
Printed by permissionofthe author and her agents, Dominick Abel Literary Agency, Inc. (US) andDavid Grossman Literary Agency (UK). “The Locked Tomb Mystery” ©1989 by Elizabeth Peters. First published in Sisters in Crime, ...
Spanning the most fascinating eras of history, we move from the ancient world to medieval Europe - but always with a common thread running throughout: the solving of a baffling murder-mystery by an intrepid sleuth of the day.
The stories include: Miss Havisham's Revenge by Alanna Knight, in which we discover the part Estella Havisham played in the fate of Bentley Drummle; Murder in Murray's Court by David Stuart Davies, in which Oliver Twist has to help the ...
Rowe. In Classical Whodunnits, I was pleased to introduce the character of Libertus the PavementMaker in the story “Mosaic”. Since then Rosemary Rowe has developed the character in a series of novels – The Germanicus Mosaic (1999), ...
Selected by bestselling editor Mike Ashley, the stories include brand new contributions as well as rare reprints, from writers such as Ian Rankin, Lynda Robinson, Sharan Newman, Gail Frazer, Gillian Linscott and Peter Tremayne.
Reprinted by permission of the author's agent, David Grossman Literary Agency. “Foreword” © 1993 by Ellis Peters. First printing, used by permission of the author. “The Price of Light” © 1979 by Ellis Peters.
There was a flurry of activity as the doors were bolted and the part finished barricades of furniture completed. Quick joined the others inthe main hall to find the Wright brothers breaking open casks of gunpowder. While Kit Wright took ...
Many of the stories feature one or more of Dickens's characters, as a sleuth or as the victim of crime.
In this new collection twenty-two writers take up their pens to give an enthralling picture of classical crime.
And Kilcannon rounded the corner with Gerry Brophy. Clara and Camilla Ferrara were arrested for Fania's murder, though neither admittedbeing the deadly archer. Andhad Ferrara's marriage to Louisa Lowellbeen legitimate, Ferrara might ...