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(3.81) | 3 | 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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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » See also 3 mentions » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Ashley, Mike | Editor | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Baldry, Cherith | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Boast, Philip | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Bonham, Frank | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Cutler, Judith | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Davidson, Jean | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Edwards, Martin | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Emery, Clayton | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Farnol, Jeffrey | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Frazer, Margaret | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Gordon, Alan R. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Griffen, Claire | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hoch, Edward D. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Hoyt, Sarah A. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Linscott, Gillian | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Lutz, John | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Marston, Edward | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Mayer, Eric | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Meyers, Maan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Moquist, Richard | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Newman, Sharan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Post, Melville Davisson | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Rankin, Ian | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Reed, Mary | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Reginald, Rob | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Robinson, Lynda S. | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Todd, Marilyn | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | Tremayne, Peter | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed |
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There are three distinct collections of Historical Whodunnits (alternately Whodunits) with extremely similar titles but completely different contents. This is the third anthology, published in 2005. Please do not combine with other versions unless you are sure they have the same contents. | |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone ▾Book descriptions 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. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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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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