A New Omnibus Of Crime

"Three-quarters of a century ago, Dorothy L. Sayers compiled the classic anthology The Omnibus of Crime, a definitive collection of short fiction that brought together crime and mystery works from the Apocryphal Scriptures to whodunits from the 1920s. Now, reflecting the explosive developments in the genre, Tony Hillerman and Rosemary Herbert celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of that book's publication with A New Omnibus of Crime. Like Sayers's volume, this new book is envisioned as a vehicle carrying stories the editors think represent the best in crime and mystery writing in our time. Selections also reflect the tastes of Contributing Editors Sue Grafton and Jeffery Deaver, both of whom have stories in this volume."--BOOK JACKET.

This brief study surveys British and American crime fiction from the first detective stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the present day, exploring the ways in which Poe's basic form has intertwined with more suspense-driven elements to produce fiction featuring spies, private-eyes and serial killers, as well as the classic whodunnit.

"Entertaining and authoritative, this alphabetically arranged companion is an indispensable reference guide to crime and mystery writing. Unique in its biographical and critical treatment of major detective writers, it is a comprehensive digest to the gen

In the first major history of crime fiction in fifty years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators traces the evolution of the genre from the eighteenth century to the present, offering brand-new perspective on the world's most popular form of fiction. Author Martin Edwards is a multi-award-winning crime novelist, the President of the Detection Club, archivist of the Crime Writers' Association and series consultant to the British Library's highly successful series of crime classics, and therefore uniquely qualified to write this book. He has been a widely respected genre commentator for more than thirty years, winning the CWA Diamond Dagger for making a significant contribution to crime writing in 2020, when he also compiled and published Howdunit: A Masterclass in Crime Writing by Members of the Detection Club and the novel Mortmain Hall. His critically acclaimed The Golden Age of Murder (Collins Crime Club, 2015) was a landmark study of Detective Fiction between the wars. The Life of Crime is the result of a lifetime of reading and enjoying all types of crime fiction, old and new, from around the world. In what will surely be regarded as his magnum opus, Martin Edwards has thrown himself undaunted into the breadth and complexity of the genre to write an authoritative - and readable - study of its development and evolution. With crime fiction being read more widely than ever around the world, and with individual authors increasingly the subject of extensive academic study, his expert distillation of more than two centuries of extraordinary books and authors - from the tales of E.T.A. Hoffmann to the novels of Patricia Cornwell - into one coherent history is an extraordinary feat and makes for compelling reading.

Buried hoards. A missing brother. Three thrilling tales of betrayal, corruption, and stolen art... After a disastrous treasure heist in Bermuda, knitter and textile historian Phoebe McCabe bolts to London to run a rare carpet gallery and slam the door on her past once and for all. But the family skeletons won't stay in the closet, the stalkers won't leave her alone, and every black market cartel in Europe will kill to get what they think she knows. Only she doesn't know anything...yet. When a priceless ancient textile arrives at the shop the same day a body is found in the trash, Phoebe realizes running is no longer an option. She needs to get tough fast in order to stay alive and thrive on her own terms. If that means bringing her errant brother to heel and tackling ruthless cartels all while dealing with her own rogue heart, then so be it. It's survival of the gutsiest in the world of art heists and black market crime and there's no room for the limp-willed or the conflicted. With occasional help from the urbane and secretive Sir Rupert Fox and his former MI6 assistant, plus her godfather and the perpetually confounding involvement of his sexy archaeologist son, Noel, Phoebe becomes snarled in heist after heist while being chased by Interpol and black market cutthroats alike. Whose side is she on? Can love rule out over conscience? What Phoebe does to finally resolve her tangled priorities is the stuff that a best-selling series is made of. In Rogue Wave, Phoebe sets out to locate her missing brother in Bermuda and finds far more than she bargains for but not what she ultimately needs. In Warp in the Weave, Phoebe travels to Turkey to track down a priceless antique carpet shrouded in mystery but hanging by a thread. In Beautiful Survivor, a missing countess and a crumbling villa in Amalfi lead Phoebe to a hoard of Etruscan gold and an explosive family reunion a long time coming. Moving from one beautifully described location to another, author (and designer) Jane Thornley weaves colorful characters with threads of intrigue, history, and romance, to create three standalone fast-paced thrillers that will leave you craving more. Read on to books 4 and 5 in a series readers claim to be binge-worthy. If you love humor, exotic locals, and page-turning action, here is your series. What readers are saying: "After reading the first three Crime by Design series, i couldn't wait to read the rest of the series within a few days. What more can I say? Just start at the beginning." "Non-stop action, interesting locales, archaeology, and knitting. If you like interesting characters, textiles, and adventure, you will like these stories." "A fun and entertaining series. Fast-moving. Engaging mysteries. I can't wait for the next book in the series." "Best read in a lonf time."

132 profiles of the men and women who wrote the books that became the backbone of the Pulp and Paperback Era from the 1930s through the 1960s. Each profile contains details about the author's life and explores key works; also covered are screenplay and teleplay work, as well as movies based on the authors' stories.

A compendium of classic, character-driven drama written and drawn by the king of crime, Brian Michael Bendis! What brings David Goldfish, an enigmatic grifter with a heart of gold, back to his old haunts - where his old fl ame practically runs the city's underbelly, and his ex-partner-in-crime is now a police detective? Who is the bounty hunter Jinx Alameda, and what treasure is she hunting? How will she get drawn into Eliot Ness's real-life pursuit of one of America's most notorious serial killers? Plus: Bendis draws from real life in a compelling exploration of the complex world of international intelligence! For fans of powerful, modern takes on pulp fiction and true-world crime stories, it doesn't come any better than Bendis! COLLECTING: AKA GOLDFISH: ACE, JACK, QUEEN, KING, JOKER; JINX 1-5; FIRE 1-2; JINX: TORSO 1-6