The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police Stories (British Library Crime Classics)

The Long Arm of the Law: Classic Police Stories (British Library Crime Classics)

by Michael Gilbert (Author), Freeman Wills Crofts (Author), Martin Edwards (Editor), Leonard R. Gribble (Author), Christianna Brand (Author), Martin Edwards (Author), E. C. R. Lorac (Author), Freeman Wills Crofts (Author), Gil North (Author), Gil North (Author), Gerald Verner (Author), Freeman Wills Crofts (Author), Michael Gilbert (Author), Christianna Brand (Author), Roy Vickers (Author), Laurence W. Meynell (Author), Henry Wade (Author), Alice and Claude Askew (Author), Nicholas Blake (Author), Edgar Wallace (Author), George R. Sims (Author), John Creasey (Author)

Synopsis

In classic British crime fiction, dazzling detective work is often the province of a brilliant amateur - whereas the humble police detective cuts a hapless figure. The twelve stories collected here strike a blow for the professionals, with teasing mysteries to challenge hard-working police officers' persistence and scrupulous attention to detail. As in his previous anthologies for the British Library Crime Classics series, Martin Edwards introduces readers to fascinating neglected gems of British crime writing as well as uncovering lesser-known stories by the great novelists of the golden age. Each of these stories combines realism with entertainment, skillfully blending the conduct of a criminal investigation with a compelling murder-mystery plot.

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Format: Abridged::Audiobook::Box set::Illustrated::Large P
Pages: 288
Publisher: British Library Publishing
Published: 10 Aug 2017

ISBN 10: 0712356878
ISBN 13: 9780712356879

Author Bio
Martin Edwards is an award-winning crime writer best known for two series of crime novels set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics and the editor of six previous anthologies in the series, as well as being Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association and President of the Detection Club. The Golden Age of Murder, his study of the Detection Club, has won several awards since its publication in 2015.