Bodies from the library : lost tales of mystery and suspense by Agatha Christie and other masters of the golden age / selected and introduced by Tony Medawar.
The wife of the Kenite / Agatha Christie. The Inverness cape / Leo Bruce -- Dark waters / Freeman Wills Croft -- Linckes' great case / Georgette Heyer -- 'Calling James Braithwaite' / Nicholas Blake -- The elusive bullet / John Rhode -- The euthanasia of Hilary's aunt / Cyril Hare -- The girdle of dreams / Vincent Cornier -- The fool and the perfect murder / Arthur Upfield -- Bread upon the waters / A.A. Milne -- The man with the twisted thumb / Anthony Berkeley -- The rum punch / Christianna Brand -- Blind man's bluff / Ernest Bramah -- Victoria Pumphrey / H.C. Bailey -- The starting-handle Murder / Roy Vickers -- The wife of the Kenite / Agatha Christie.
Summary:
This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 13 rare tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.