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The Moving Toyshop (Classic Crime) (Paperback)

by Edmund Crispin (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (Aug 1988)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140088172
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140088175
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.3 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 290,079 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It is late at night when poet Cadogan stumbles on the dead body of an old lady in an Oxford toyshop. The following morning, the toyshop has vanished and in its place is a grocery store. Nobody, not even the police, seem surprised.

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A quirky and appealing locked room mystery for all fans of classic crime --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Witty and diverting - an eccentric minor classic, 21 Jun 2001
The Moving Toyshop was published in 1945, but is set in 1938. This makes for an interesting book in that it straddles two eras of crime fiction. It combines elements of the pre-war classic English detective story (whimsicality, literary allusion, a range of satisfyingly eccentric supporting characters) with hints of the sadistic violence of American pulp fiction. Whimsicality wins by a mile however, and Edmund Crispin's authorial voice and talent for characterization are quirky and appealing. Crucially he also understands the value of brevity.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An unlocked room mystery, 24 Nov 2005
By Budge Burgess (Kilmarnock, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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Richard Cadogan is a poet, one of the published variety. He has an inquiring mind, a way with words, and a dilettante disposition. When he finds himself stranded at a station one evening he sets off on foot, thumbing a lift part of his way. An then he comes across an unlocked toyshop. Within, he will discover a mystery, but when he tries to explain it to the police, he discovers that the toyshop has vanished.

First published in 1946, this is a charming little novel with a distinctly 30's feel to it. It reaches back to a long gone era - one of, "Anyone for tennis", and "Cor blimey, guv, you'se a proper gent". It's a highly entertaining little tale with a gentle, page-turning quality to it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A slice of 1930's England, 7 Jul 2004
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This book isn't exactly a heavyweight in the burgeoning crime genre. I discovered it quite randomly on a recommendation from a friend, after a slow start I found this book nearly impossible to put down. I do however have a nostalgic love for all things 'English' and i love the 1930's. This book perhaps is a precursor to Morse, what with all the galavanting about Oxford. With two colourful characters both chasing a group of mysterious and muderous people who have benefitted from the will of a dead elderly woman, this book is good fun with no real dark undercurrent. What i really enjoyed was the unusual sounding story - the synopsis sounds a bit surreal to start with, but it all unravels in the end. Favourite antiquicated line from the book: "Oh my dear paws!" I shall have to try and use that more in general conversation!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Too whimsical for me, but recommended to anyone who loves Oxford
The Moving Toyshop is a Penguin classic crime book, originally published in 1946. It is a light, supposedly comic, mystery set in Oxford. Read more
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