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Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Robinson Publishing; Revised edition edition (23 Jun 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1845290046
ISBN-13: 978-1845290047
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 4 cm

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" 'Reveals the strength and ingenuity of this sub-section of the whodunnit genre... Great fun.' Good Book Guide 'This splendid anthology of nineteen enigmatic mysteries will enthrall and enchant all devotees and newcomers to this genre.' Ralph Travis, Crime Time"

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The third new collection of historical murder and mystery stories A brilliant new collection of thirty stories of mystery and intrigue spread over three thousand years, from Ancient Egypt to spies on the Titanic. 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. Among the characters featured are the Queen of Sheba, Attila the Hun, Hildegarde of Bingen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry the Navigator and Benjamin Franklin. And with settings as far-ranging as Botany Bay and ancient Pisa, New Amsterdam and old Edinburgh, ancient Greece and the court of Kublai Khan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Collection for Mystery Lovers, 25 Aug 2000

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Mike Ashley has compiled 23 stories from around the world and from a large time-frame. This collection is an ideal literary "buffet" that is certainly more than just "food for thought"!

Beginning with the Ancient World, Ashley takes an excerpt from Herodotus (the "Father of History" and his "History of the Persian War"); it follows a 20th century account of ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Peters! In the second section,he features a treasured collection of medieval stories (Ellis Peters, Paul Harding, to name two).

Part III is the "Regency and Gaslight" section--with a real thriller by John Dickson Carr, among the others. The final section is "Holmes and Beyond," featuring a little-known but exciting nonetheless story by Arthur Conan Doyle titled "The Case of the Deptford Horror."

What is the most exciting thing about this anthology is that it represents a terrific "gathering" of literary "wizards" and their "whodunits." All are short stories (and naturally short stories cannot really be compared to novels, as the objectives, the vehicles, the whole purpose is entirely different), but what a whallop they pack.

In addition, Ashley gives us an informative (and readable) introduction, with a foreward by Ellis Peters, also not to be missed.

This is a proud collection, a nice addition to one's personal mystery library!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb collection, 14 Mar 2007

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It's very rare, and therefore so much the pleasanter, to come across an anthology which does not contain even one dud. This collection of short stories should delight anyone who is a fan of historical fiction, crime fiction, or just well-written fiction of any kind. Ranging from an interesting variant on the classic locked-room mystery (a locked tomb in ancient Egypt) to a Sherlock Holmes story by Conan Doyle's son, this covers both the familiar (Brothers Cadfael and Athelstan) and the new. Special mention must go to the longest piece in the book, Captain Nash and the Wroth Inheritance, a splendid novella filled with dastardly deeds by gaslight, which anyone who enjoyed The Quincunx will love. Recommended.

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