Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries

von Otto Penzler

512 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story.'Lock your door and enjoy' - KirkusLocked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime - a body found inside a windowless room that's been locked from the inside, for example - before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution.This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries from some of the finest writers in the genre, including household names like John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and Cornell Woolrich.Selected by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, this book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into the Golden Age of mystery writing, promising hours of entertainment for armchair detectives young and old.'Superb . . . This is a perfect introduction for those new to this particular subgenre' - Publishers Weekly

• Themen: Belletristik Besonderheiten Kurzgeschichten
• ISBN: 9781804999448
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2026
• Größe: 192 x 130 mm
• Verlag: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK