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The Penguin book of murder mysteries

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  • Running Time: 12:56 hrs
    Narrator: Jerome Harmann-Hardeman
    Publisher:
    Books on Tape, 2023
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Running Time: 12:56 hrs
    Narrator: Jerome Harmann-Hardeman
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Sims, Michael
    Contributor: Harmann-Hardeman, Jerome
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2023
    Summary:

    For classic murder mystery readers, a scintillating anthology of lost treasures to read alongside Edgar Allan Poe and Sherlock HolmesA Penguin ClassicFor The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, writer and anthologist Michael Sims did not summon the usual suspects. He sought the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by writers from outside the genre. This historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories includes stories never before reprinted, features rebellious early "lady detectives," and spotlights former stars of the crime field--Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them. For twenty-first century connoisseurs of crime, The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries celebrates how the nineteenth century added a fierce modern twist to the ancient theme of bloody murder.

    Genre:
    Detective and mystery fiction, Short stories
    Subject(s): American fiction
    Original Publisher: New York, Books on Tape
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9780593683958