As If By Magic, 9780712355636
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Mind-bending mysteries where the impossible becomes deadly reality.

As If By Magic

Locked-Room Mysteries and Other Miraculous Crimes

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    31 December 2025

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Summary

Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzle-lovers sought more cerebral entertainment. Following on from Miraculous Mysteries, CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards brings together a whole new casebook of mystifying locked room mysteries and impossible crimes. Featuring more great stories by John Dickson Carr, Julian Symons and Margery Allingham alongside newly rediscovered writers, this selection of storie…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780712355636
ISBN-10:0712355634
Author:Martin Edwards
Publisher:British Library Publishing
Imprint:British Library Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:31 December 2025
Weight:330g
Dimensions:29mm x 190mm x 129mm
Series:British Library Crime Classics
About The Author

Martin Edwards

Martin Edwards is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics. He is a CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer and president of the Detection Club. He has researched and explored the history of the crime and mystery genre in titles such as The Golden Age of Murder, The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books and The Life of Crime.

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