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The Detection Collection

by The Detection Club
Colin Dexter
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Ten years since it was first published in hardback, and now for the first time as an eBook, this volume of short stories by the cream of British crime writing talent celebrates 75 years of the quintessential Detection Club. The Detection Club represents the cream of British crime writing talent. Founded on the cusp of the 1930s, the Club's first President was G.K. Chesterton, and since then the mantle of Presidency has passed to some of the most significant names inthe history of crime fiction, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Julian Symons. The Club meets three times a year – to dine, to plot, and to exchange ideas. This anthology includes eleven new stories by the Best of British: Robert Barnard, Lyndsey Davis, Colin Dexter, Clare Francis, Robert Goddard, John Harvey, Reginald Hill, P.D. James, H.R.F. Keating, Michael Ridpath and Margaret Yorke, and has been edited by the Club's President, Simon Brett. Among the authors are a number of bestsellers, as well as winners of both Diamond and Gold Daggers. This outstanding collection is a must for crime lovers everywhere. P.D. James
  • The Part-Time JobMichael Ridpath
  • Partnership TrackH.R.F. Keating
  • A ToothbrushJohn Harvey
  • The Sun, the Moon and the StarsLindsey Davis
  • 'Going Anywhere Nice?'Colin Dexter
  • Between the LinesRobert Barnard
  • The Life-lieMargaret Yorke
  • The Woman from MarlowRobert Goddard
  • Toupee for a Bald TyreClare Francis
  • The HolidayReginald Hill
  • Fool of Myself

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    • Release date

      November 20, 2014

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9780007569724

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9780007569724
        • File size: 723 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Publisher's Weekly

        March 20, 2006
        Britain's Detection Club, founded in 1930 by such legends of the genre as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, celebrates its 75th anniversary with an all-original anthology whose strongest entries are by two living legends, P.D. James and Colin Dexter. The volume opens with James's "The Part-time Job," an ironic and concise tale of vengeance narrated from beyond the grave by the victim of a childhood bully. Inspector Morse's creator weighs in with "Between the Lines," a twisty exercise in deception related through correspondence between two friends who may have witnessed a theft on a train. Weaker stories include H.R.F. Keating's "A Toothbrush," which has a marvelous setup—a man returns home to find a strange toothbrush has mysteriously appeared in his bathroom—but a disappointingly prosaic payoff. Editor Brett provides a brief history of the Detection Club.

    Formats

    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

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    • English

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