Book 50 in the Detective Club Crime Classics series is Carolyn Wells’ Murder in the Bookshop, a classic locked room murder mystery which will have a special resonance for lovers and collectors of Golden Age detective fiction. Includes a bonus murder story: ‘The Shakespeare Title-Page Mystery’.When Philip Balfour is found murdered in a New York bookstore, the number one suspect is his librarian, a man who has coveted Balfour’s widow. But when the police discover that a book worth $100,000 is missing, detective Fleming Stone realises that some people covet rare volumes even more highly than other men’s wives, and embarks on one of his most dangerous investigations.A successful poet and children’s author, Carolyn Wells discovered mystery fiction in her forties and went on to become one of America’s most popular Golden Age writers. Penning 82 detective novels between 1909 and her death in 1942, she was mourned in 1968 by the great John Dickson Carr as one of mystery fiction’s ‘lost ladies now well lost’, and remains undeservedly neglected 50 years later. Murder in the Bookshop is a story laced with criminality, locked rooms and bookish intricacies that any bibliophile will find irresistible.This Detective Club hardback is introduced by award-winning writer and authority on Golden Age detective fiction, Curtis Evans, and includes ‘The Shakespeare Title-Page Mystery’, a murderous tale of literary shenanigans that was one of the last pieces of detective fiction which Carolyn Wells ever published.
A popular playwright is found stabbed with his own pen, made from a medieval dagger. Unconscious on the floor of a telephone booth lies Mrs. Guy Thorndike, wife of a prominent actor. On the handle of the weapon, the door of the booth, and the cover of the telephone book, are prints of small bloody fingers which experts identify as hers. Why should Prilligirl kill Mallory Vane when he had just completed the play which is to crown her husband’s triumphs? And why does Thorndike confess to the murder? In the room, unheeded by police and sleuths, is a clue upon which Fleming Stone constructs a daring solution.
Carolyn Wells was an American author and poet who wrote more than 170 books. At first she concentrated on poetry, humor and children's books, but then turned to the mystery genre, for which she is best remembered today. This volume collects both of her novels featuring Alan Ford:<P> Bride of the Moment<BR> Faulkner's Folly<P> If you enjoy this ebook, check out the more than 350 other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series, which include classic and modern tales of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, adventure, and much, much more! Search for «Wildside Megapack» in your favorite ebook store to see the complete list of available titles.
The second collection of Carolyn Wells work presents several mysteries, a non-fiction study of the art of the detective story, and a good selection of her young adult series novels. Included are:<P> A CAROLYN WELLS BIBLIOGRAPHY<BR> THE DEEP LAKE MYSTERY<BR> FACE CARDS (1925)<BR> THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MYSTERY STORY (1913)<BR> PTOMAINE STREET (1920)<BR> THE STAYING GUEST (1904)<BR> MARJORIE’S VACATION (1907)<BR> MARJORIE’S BUSY DAYS (1908)<BR> MARJORIE’S NEW FRIEND (1909)<BR> MARJORIE’S MAYTIME (1911)<BR> MARJORIE AT SEACOTE (1912)<BR> PATTY FAIRFIELD (1901)<BR> PATTY AT HOME (1904)<BR> PATTY’S SUMMER DAYS (1906)<BR> PATTY IN PARIS (1907)<BR> PATTY’S FRIENDS (1908)<BR> PATTY’S SUCCESS (1910)<BR> PATTY’S BUTTERFLY DAYS (1912)<BR> PATTY’S SOCIAL SEASON (1913)<BR> PATTY’S SUCCESS (1910)<BR> PATTY’S SUITORS (1914)<BR> PATTY BLOSSOM (1917)<BR> THE JINGLE BOOK (1899)<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)
Carolyn Wells was an American author of mysteries, verse, humor, and children's books. In 1910 she decided to devote herself to mysteries and became an early master of the genre, creating two memorable sleuths: Pennington Wise and Fleming Stone. Earlier in her career, she penned two humorous stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and a plethora of other great detectives, both of which are included here.<P> Sherlock Holmes mysteries:<P> THE ADVENTURE OF THE CLOTHES-LINE (1912)<BR> THE ADVENTURE OF THE «MONA LISA» (1915)<P> Pennington Wise mysteries:<P> THE ROOM WITH THE TASSLES (1918)<BR> THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH THE EARTH (1919)<BR> IN THE ONYX LOBBY (1920)<BR> THE COME BACK (1921)<BR> THE LUMINOUS FACE (1921)<BR> THE VANISHING OF BETTY VARIAN (1922)<P> Fleming Stone Mysteries:<P> THE GOLD BAG (1911)<BR> A CHAIN OF EVIDENCE (1912)<BR> THE CURVED BLADES (1915)<BR> THE MARK OF CAIN (1917)<BR> VICKY VAN (1918)<BR> THE DIAMOND PIN (1919)<BR> RASPBERRY JAM (1920)<BR> THE MYSTERY OF THE SYCAMORE (1921)<BR> THE MYSTERY GIRL (1922)<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)