Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries

Beschreibung

Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story.<BR><BR>'Lock your door and enjoy' - Kirkus<BR><BR>Locked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime - a body found inside a windowless room that's been locked from the inside, for example - before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution.<BR><BR>This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries from some of the finest writers in the genre, including household names like John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and Cornell Woolrich.<BR><BR>Selected by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, this book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into the Golden Age of mystery writing, promising hours of entertainment for armchair detectives young and old.<BR><BR>'Superb . . .

This is a perfect introduction for those new to this particular subgenre' - Publishers Weekly

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