The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries
(Sprache: Englisch)
"The mystery of a bloody murder has been a perennially classic theme, drawing readers to examine what motivates heinous crimes and how the investigative procedure takes us behind the scenes of tragedy. These stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries...
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"The mystery of a bloody murder has been a perennially classic theme, drawing readers to examine what motivates heinous crimes and how the investigative procedure takes us behind the scenes of tragedy. These stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries introduce the earliest detectives, both male and female, that inspired iterations from BBC radio dramas to American television. Sims's selections showcase evil masterminds, suspect narrators, early female detectives, shipboard murders, and psychological and scientific inquiries. And then, there are Clue-like titles such as 'The Case of the Pool of Blood in the Pastor's Study' that a modern murder mystery fan can't resist. The [book] features stories by classic authors such as Anton Chekhov, Louisa May Alcott, and Charles W. Chesnutt along with early crime writing luminaries such as Austrian novelist Augusta Groner and the prolific American Geraldine Bonner. Surprises include a dark Irish detective story published 14 years before Poe's Dupin investigated the doings in the Rue Morgue--sixty years before the debut of Sherlock Holmes--and a Canadian First Nations detective who investigated a century before Dana Stabenow introduced Kate Shugak"--
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- Autor: Various
- 2024, 352 Seiten, Maße: 12,8 x 19,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Michael Sims
- Verlag: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- ISBN-10: 0143137530
- ISBN-13: 9780143137535
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.11.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
"Vintage gems. . . . Overlooked and underappreciated mystery stories from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." Sarah Weinman, The New York Times Book Review
"Stellar collection of 13 classic stories from lesser-known authors. . . . Throughout, Sims s choices, which showcase his encyclopedic knowledge of mystery fiction, range from good to great, and place welcome focus on the historic contributions of women to the genre. Even the most well-read mystery fans have good reason to check this out."
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Little-known whodunits, several of them published long before Sherlock Holmes first appeared...Sims is a kind of literary archaeologist, unearthing half-buried treasure."
Michael Dirda, Washington Post
"A must-read for any classic murder mystery fan."
Town & Country
"A deliberately broad cross-section . . . including a near-equal mix of male and female authors of varied backgrounds. . . . These contemporaries of Poe, Collins, and Doyle . . . created clever, memorable characters who employed the technologies of their era, thrilling readers with the awful crime, the cat-and-mouse chase, and the triumph of order over chaos."
Chris Scott, Chapter 16
"Entertaining, wide-ranging anthology . . . . Includes stories never before reprinted, rebellious early female detectives, and spotlights former stars of the crime field.
Pamela Brown, The North Salem Post
All the stories are by writers who, for the most part, remain either overlooked or underappreciated. . . . . Some stories are especially obscure and appear here in print for the first time since their original publication. . . . All show how the genre developed, with each writer introducing key ingredients that have become standard components. . . . Tension and excitement build to a neat denouement that brings, if not
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justice, then some semblance of resolution. . . . [Authors include] Pulitzer Prize winner Ellen Glasgow and pioneer black writer Charles W. Chesnutt. Both are welcome but surprise additions, as neither author is associated with the crime genre. Their respective stories one examining ethical killing, the other the consequences of race murder constitute fascinating forays into new territory.
Malcolm Forbes, Washington Examiner
Malcolm Forbes, Washington Examiner
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