Patricia Craig

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Patricia Craig

Oxford Book of English Detective Stories

pbk 16 Mar 00

About the Author (Photo by Rachel Brown)

Bibliography

British Pbk Original - Oxford U.P. (2000)

Oxford Book of English Detective Stories
An intriguing collection of 37 detective stories from around the world, featuring the work of:

Vincent Banville

Jorge Luis Borges

Raymond Chandler

Agatha Christie

Amanda Cross

Garry Disher

Arthur Conan Doyle

Robert Van Gulik

Dashiell Hammett

Pentti Kirstila

Maurice Leblanc

Paolo Levi

Seicho Matsumoto

Sara Paretsky

Ellery Queen

Ian Rankin

Palle Rosenkrantz

Georges Simenon

James Thurber
and many more.
A stark and striking Japanese tale of shenanigans around a Buddhist shrine; a humorous investigation from Czechoslovakia of a supposed suicide; from Holland an intriguing story involving a poisoned chocolate egg… The field of detective fiction is vast, and The Oxford Book of Detective Stories brings together the best short stories from many countries around the world to show how different nationalities - and different ages - have imposed their own stamp on this endlessly engrossing genre.
As well as the English and American contributions from acknowledged virtuosos such as Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Dashiell Hammett, and Raymond Chandler, the anthology includes stories by Simenon, Sara Paretsky, and Ian Rankin and roams across Europe and further afield to take in Italy, Canada, Argentina, Australia, and other countries. Women detectives, police procedurals, parodies, the amateur sleuth, the serious, the sinister, and the scintillating: you will find all these, and more, in this enterprising collection which celebrates the detective story in all its variety and inventiveness.

About The Author
Patricia Craig is a freelance critic and reviewer and has edited several anthologies including Oxford Books of English Detective Stories, Modern Women’s Stories, Travel Stories, and Ireland. She lives in Northern Ireland and is currently working on a biography of Brian Moore.

Bibliography
N.B. dates and publishers in dark red indicate British First Editions. Dates and publishers in black indicate recent reprints.

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