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The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits
The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits Author:Mike Ashley (Editor) The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits: A New Collection of Captivating Murder Mysteries from Ages Past — Selected by best-selling editor Mike Ashley, these 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. Feat... more »uring such towering historical figures as the Queen of Sheba, Attila the Hun, Hildegarde of Bingen, Geoffrey Chaucer, Henry the Navigator, and Benjamin Franklin, The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits is a brilliant collection of thirty stories of mystery and intrigue spread over three thousand years, from ancient Egypt to the Titanic, that is sure to please fans of this unique genre.
Contents:
Foreword: three thousand years of crime / Mike Ashley --
His master's servant / Philip Boast --
Death in the desert / Jean Davidson --
The judgment of the Gods / Rob Reginald --
The oracle of Armun / Mary Reed & Eric Mayer --
Cupid's arrow / Marilyn Todd --
The spiteful shadow / Peter Tremayne --
Catherine and the Sybil / Sharan Newman --
The jester and the mathematician / Alan R. Gordon --
The duke's tale / Cherith Baldry --
Sea of darkness / Sarah A. Hoyt --
The stone-worker's tale / Magaret Frazer --
The witching hour / Martin Edwards --
The Dutchman and the wrongful heir / Maan Meyers --