Bibliograph

The detection collection, The Detection Club ; edited by Simon Brett

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The detection collection, The Detection Club ; edited by Simon Brett

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

The detection collection

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

899121685

Responsibility statement

The Detection Club ; edited by Simon Brett

Summary

Ten years since it was first published in hardback, and now for the first time as an eBook, this volume of short stories by the cream of British crime writing talent celebrates 75 years of the quintessential Detection Club. The Detection Club represents the cream of British crime writing talent. Founded on the cusp of the 1930s, the Club's first President was G.K. Chesterton, and since then the mantle of Presidency has passed to some of the most significant names inthe history of crime fiction, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Julian Symons. The Club meets three times a year - to dine, to plot, and to exchange ideas. This anthology includes eleven new stories by the Best of British: Robert Barnard, Lyndsey Davis, Colin Dexter, Clare Francis, Robert Goddard, John Harvey, Reginald Hill, P.D. James, H.R.F. Keating, Michael Ridpath and Margaret Yorke, and has been edited by the Club's President, Simon Brett. Among the authors are a number of bestsellers, as well as winners of both Diamond and Gold Daggers. This outstanding collection is a must for crime lovers everywhere

Table Of Contents

The part-time job / P.D. James -- Partnership track / Michael Ridpath -- A toothbrush / H.R.F. Keating -- The sun, the moon, and the stars / John Harvey -- 'Going anywhere nice? / Lindsey Davis -- Between the lines / Colin Dexter -- The life-lie / Robert Barnard -- The woman from Marlow / Margaret Yorke -- Toupee for a bald tyre / Robert Goddard -- The holiday / Claire Francis -- Fool of myself / Reginald Hill

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