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The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits (1993)

by Mike Ashley (Editor)

Other authors: Cherith Baldry (Contributor), Philip Boast (Contributor), Frank Bonham (Contributor), Judith Cutler (Contributor), Jean Davidson (Contributor)22 more, Martin Edwards (Contributor), Clayton Emery (Contributor), Jeffrey Farnol (Contributor), Margaret Frazer (Contributor), Alan R. Gordon (Contributor), Claire Griffen (Contributor), Edward D. Hoch (Contributor), Sarah A. Hoyt (Contributor), Gillian Linscott (Contributor), John Lutz (Contributor), Edward Marston (Contributor), Eric Mayer (Contributor), Maan Meyers (Contributor), Richard Moquist (Contributor), Sharan Newman (Contributor), Melville Davisson Post (Contributor), Ian Rankin (Contributor), Mary Reed (Contributor), Rob Reginald (Contributor), Lynda S. Robinson (Contributor), Marilyn Todd (Contributor), Peter Tremayne (Contributor)

Series: Mammoth Book of Historical, Mammoth Mystery

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The third new collection of historical murder and mystery stories A brilliant new collection of thirty stories of mystery and intrigue spread over three thousand years, from Ancient Egypt to spies on the Titanic. Selected by bestselling editor Mike Ashley, the stories include brand new contributions as well as rare reprints, from writers such as Ian Rankin, Lynda Robinson, Sharan Newman, Gail Frazer, Gillian Linscott and Peter Tremayne. Among the characters featured are the Queen of Sheba, Attila the Hun, Hildegarde of Bingen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry the Navigator and Benjamin Franklin. And with settings as far-ranging as Botany Bay and ancient Pisa, New Amsterdam and old Edinburgh, ancient Greece and the court of Kublai Khan.… (more)
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Nice selection of historical mysteries. Enjoyable. ( )
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Ashley, MikeEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Baldry, CherithContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Boast, PhilipContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bonham, FrankContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cutler, JudithContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Davidson, JeanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Edwards, MartinContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Emery, ClaytonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Farnol, JeffreyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Frazer, MargaretContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gordon, Alan R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Griffen, ClaireContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hoch, Edward D.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hoyt, Sarah A.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Linscott, GillianContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lutz, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Marston, EdwardContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mayer, EricContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Meyers, MaanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moquist, RichardContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Newman, SharanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Post, Melville DavissonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rankin, IanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Reed, MaryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Reginald, RobContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Robinson, Lynda S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Todd, MarilynContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Tremayne, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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The third new collection of historical murder and mystery stories A brilliant new collection of thirty stories of mystery and intrigue spread over three thousand years, from Ancient Egypt to spies on the Titanic. Selected by bestselling editor Mike Ashley, the stories include brand new contributions as well as rare reprints, from writers such as Ian Rankin, Lynda Robinson, Sharan Newman, Gail Frazer, Gillian Linscott and Peter Tremayne. Among the characters featured are the Queen of Sheba, Attila the Hun, Hildegarde of Bingen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry the Navigator and Benjamin Franklin. And with settings as far-ranging as Botany Bay and ancient Pisa, New Amsterdam and old Edinburgh, ancient Greece and the court of Kublai Khan.

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CONTENTS:
Foreword: Three Thousand years of Crime, Mike Ashley
Acknowledgments
His Master's Servant, Philip Boast
Death in the Desert, Jean Davidson
The Judgment of the Gods, Rob Reginald
The Oracle of Amun, Mary Reed & Eric Mayer [Herodotus series]
Cupid's Arrow, Marilyn Todd [Claudia Severus series]
The Spiteful Shadow, Peter Tremayne [Sister Fidelma series]
Catherine and the Sybil, Sharan Newman [Catherine LeVendeur series]]
The Jester and the Mathematician, Alan R. Gordon [Fools' Guild series]
The Duke's Tale, Cherith Baldry [Chaucer series]
Sea of Darkness, Sarah A. Hoyt
The Stone-Worker's Tale, Margaret Frazer [Sister Frevisse series]
The Witching Hour, Martin Edwards
The Dutchman and the Wrongful Heir, Maan Meyers [Tonnemans series]
If Serpents Envious, Clayton Emery [Joseph Fisher series]
The Uninvited Guest, Edward D. Hoch  [Alexander Swift series]
Benjamin's trap, Richard Moquist [Benjamin Franklin series]
The Serpent's Back, Ian Rankin
Botanist at Bay, Edward Marston
The Living and the Dead, Judith Cutler
Footprints, Jeffrey Farnol [Jasper Shrig series]
The Tenth Commandment, Melville Davisson Post Uncle Abner series]
Murder in Old Manhattan, Frank Bonham
The Abolitionist, Lynda S. Robinson
Poisoned with Politeness, Gillian Linscott [Thomas Ludlow /  Harry Leather series]
Threads of Scarlet, Clare Griffon
The Gentleman on the Titanic, John Lutz
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