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Beware of the Trains [Kindle Edition]

Edmund Crispin (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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How acute are your powers of perception? Do they begin to match those of Gervase Fen, Oxford don and sleuth supreme? These sixteen short stories are classic examples of Fen's mastery of his art-solving the most insoluble cries where even the best brains in the police force are frankly baffled. They also allow you to flex your own crime-solving museles: each story contains all the clues needed to anticipate the outcome, using logic and common sense... with a bit of ingenuity thrown in! Do you dare to take them on?

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 407 KB
  • Print Length: 173 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Reader (28 Oct 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0062N34Z2
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #84,891 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beware of the Trains 5 Jan 2013
By Damaskcat HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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This is a fascinating collection of short stories featuring the academic sleuth, Professor Gervase Fen. All have the same flavour as the full length novels featuring the same academic and many also feature Inspector Humbleby. I do like Humbleby, he is one of the most likeable of the fictional detectives populating the realms of crime fiction and sometimes he does have a lot to put up with working with Fen.

The stories are well written with intriguing plot lines. Many are in the form of a tale being told long after the event as is common with crime short stories. Others are told as they happen and all will keep the reader guessing until the solution is revealed in the final few paragraphs.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky 21 Mar 2013
By robert williams
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A collection of puzzles set in the context of a crime that has been committed. Can be read as stories or puzzles
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 18 Mar 2013
By BarbaraM
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Edmund Crispin rewards the reader with top class writing and delicious mystery. He is often irreverent about the British establishment without diminishing it. This book is for those who enjoy mystery books written by a keen mind with a classical education and a wicked sense of humour.
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