NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED!
Four plays written during the early 1940s, two by John Dickson Carr alone and two in collaboration with the BBC’s Val Gielgud. John Dickson Carr (1906-1977), one of the greatest writers in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, specialized in tales of seemingly impossible crimes. Edited by Tony Medawar. … read more
Four plays written during the early 1940s, two by John Dickson Carr alone and two in collaboration with the BBC’s Val Gielgud. John Dickson Carr (1906-1977), one of the greatest writers in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, specialized in tales of seemingly impossible crimes. Edited by Tony Medawar. … read more
JERICHO FIGHTS THE BATTLES!!
Hugh Pentecost, the pseudonym of Judson Philips (1903-1989), created one of the most memorable of fictional sleuths in the red-bearded artist, John Jericho. The stories combine interesting settings, skillful puzzles, social concerns, and earnest melodrama. The Battles of Jericho is 26th in Crippen & Landru’s “Lost Classics” series … read more
Hugh Pentecost, the pseudonym of Judson Philips (1903-1989), created one of the most memorable of fictional sleuths in the red-bearded artist, John Jericho. The stories combine interesting settings, skillful puzzles, social concerns, and earnest melodrama. The Battles of Jericho is 26th in Crippen & Landru’s “Lost Classics” series … read more
AGAIN AVAILABLE!
"On my last public appearance, I was hanged by the neck until dead!" Long out of print, Crippen & Landru's first book is again available -- written in 1941 and broadcast in eight parts on BBC-radio, Speak of the Devil is John Dickson Carr at his ingenious best. Introduction and notes by Tony Medawar. … read more
"On my last public appearance, I was hanged by the neck until dead!" Long out of print, Crippen & Landru's first book is again available -- written in 1941 and broadcast in eight parts on BBC-radio, Speak of the Devil is John Dickson Carr at his ingenious best. Introduction and notes by Tony Medawar. … read more
The Era of Wonderful Nonsense was over, replaced by the grimmer, grittier world of the Great Depression. But millionaire autodidact
polymath Akhenaton Beelzebub Chase and his brilliant, lissome associate Claire Delacroix, live on comfortably in their neo-Tudor
mansion. They practice duets on priceless classical instruments, dine on haute cuisine and sip choice vintage wines. …
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Yes, the scarecrow, painted on the cover, is on the Short List. The line-up is Peter Lovesey's strongest ever, for not only does it feature
"Needle Match," chosen by the Crime Writers' Association as the best short story published in 2007, but also some of his most popular
detectives - Bertie, Prince of Wales, Sergeant Cribb and Rosemary and Thyme. …
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