Beware of the Trains: Intriguing, suspenseful, gripping, dark, humorous and cosy classic short stories adored by Golden Age crime and modern mystery fans alike

di Edmund Crispin (Autore)

Paul Panting (Narratore)

Collins Crime Club, 2023

A collection of 16 short stories from Edmund Crispin featuring his beloved amateur detective, Gervase Fen. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Who burglarised the train heading for Victoria Station, and whatever became of its conductor? Did the village idiot or Mrs Foley murder the mean-spirited Edgar Foley, or could the constable be responsible for the devious deed? Who on Earth will be able to untangle the affair of the disappearing car, the black necktie, and the abortive theft? Enter Gervase Fen, Oxford professor and sometime super-sleuth, an expert at solving cases that baffle even the most astute policemen. These sixteen short classics by a master of the modern detective story will test your crime solving abilities as well; Edmund Crispin has provided all the clues you need to detect the solution, using logic and common sense. Can you meet the challenge? Edmund Crispin's Beware of the Trains is a top-tier collection of mystery stories. Each tale is a thrilling journey into the heart of crime fiction, where the line between the innocent and the guilty is blurred, and the truth is always just out of reach. For fans of Margery Allingham (More Work for the Undertaker), Dorothy L. Sayers (Striding Folly), Josephine Tey (The Daughter of Time), Ethel Lina White (PUT OUT THE LIGHT), and Jill Paton Walsh (The Late Scholar). HarperCollins 2023

• Autore: Edmund Crispin
• Narratore: Paul Panting
• Durata in (hh:mm:ss): 07:02:40
• Anno edizione: 2023
• Editore: Collins Crime Club
• Lingua: Inglese
• EAN: 9780008530624