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Bodies from the Library 2: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Queens of Crime and other Masters of Golden Age Detection

by Tony Medawar (Editor)

Other authors: C. A. Alington (Contributor), Margery Allingham (Contributor), Peter Antony (Contributor), Christianna Brand (Contributor), Agatha Christie (Contributor)10 more, Edmund Crispin (Contributor), Jonathan Latimer (Contributor), E. C. R. Lorac (Contributor), Q. Patrick (Contributor), Clayton Rawson (Contributor), John Rhode (Contributor), Dorothy L. Sayers (Contributor), Helen Simpson (Contributor), S. S. Van Dine (Contributor), Ethel Lina White (Contributor)

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This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published.With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genreā??s most accomplished writers.This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony).This book also features two highly readable radio scripts by Margery Allingham (involving Jack the Ripper) and John Rhode, plus two full-length novellas ā?? one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: ā??The Locked Roomā?? by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey!Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for an… (more)
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As you might expect, this collection contains stories from notable authors of the Golden Age of crime fiction. The authors are chosen from the US and the UK, and some will be recognizable to readers who enjoy the British Library Crime Classics series (E.C.R. Lorac makes an appearance) and the new American Mystery Classics (Q Patrick, one of the variant names of Patrick Quentin). Big names include Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, and Christianna Brand. And some of the stories have never before been published, notably the Sayers and the Edmund Crispin stories.

I sampled a few stories from this collection and had better luck with the shorter ones. Some of the stories are novellas and feel a bit tiring for that reason, although that could have been down to my personal circumstances. And of course, because of the time period, there are some frustrating gender dynamics (the end of Q Patrickā€™s story infuriated me for that reason). But thereā€™s a good range of stories, and I liked that the biographical profiles of each author were tucked in after their story, so if you didnā€™t want to read them, you could easily skip over them.

This collection is worth checking out if you like any of these authors or mysteries set in this time period. ( )
  rabbitprincess | Oct 19, 2019 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Medawar, TonyEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Alington, C. A.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Allingham, MargeryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Antony, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brand, ChristiannaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Christie, AgathaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Crispin, EdmundContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Latimer, JonathanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lorac, E. C. R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Patrick, Q.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rawson, ClaytonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rhode, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sayers, Dorothy L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Simpson, HelenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Van Dine, S. S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
White, Ethel LinaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published.With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genreā??s most accomplished writers.This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony).This book also features two highly readable radio scripts by Margery Allingham (involving Jack the Ripper) and John Rhode, plus two full-length novellas ā?? one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: ā??The Locked Roomā?? by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey!Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for an

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Contains the following stories:
"No Face" - Christianna Brand
"Before and After" - Peter Antony
"Hotel Evidence" - Helen Simpson
"Exit Before Midnight" - Q. Patrick
"Room to Let" - Margery Allingham
"A Joke's a Joke" - Jonathan Latimer
"The Man Who Knew" - Agatha Christie
"The Almost Perfect Murder Case" - S. S. Van Dine
"The Hours of Darkness" - Edmund Crispin
"Chance Is a Great Thing" - E. C. R. Lorac
"The Mental Broadcast" - Clayton Rawson
"White Cap" - Ethel Lina White
"Sixpennyworth" - John Rhode
"The Adventure of the Dorset Squire" - C. A. Alington
"The Locked Room" - Dorothy L. Sayers
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