{"product_id":"9780008318772","title":"Bodies from the Library 2: Selected Lost Stories of Mystery and Suspense by Masters of the Golden Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 13 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genre’s most accomplished writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook also features two full-length novellas – one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: ‘The Locked Room’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for any crime fan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBodies from the Library 2, a bestseller, is a masterful collection of traditional detective thrillers. This bestselling book features stories from the top authors of the genre, making it an essential addition to any crime fiction library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of E.C.R. Lorac (Death of an Author), Margot Bennett (The Widow of Bath), and Elly Griffiths (The Last Remains).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edited by Tony Medawar, Written by Agatha Christie, Edmund Crispin and Dorothy L. Sayers, Read by Philip Bretherton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889241149589,"sku":"9780008318772","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008318772_3e5792a3-d95e-4ff2-8fc0-b41343ac0d05.jpg?v=1776888263","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008318772","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}