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Book Review of The Times of London anthology of detective stories

The Times of London anthology of detective stories
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Winners of the Times of London detective story competition held in 1972. Classic British detective fiction. Cunning plots and entertaining. Included are the winning entry, runners-up, and a handful of the best of the stories entered, comprising a collection of diabolically brilliant detectives stories from the most gifted young masters of the genre. For cunning craftsmanship and sheer entertainment, few recent collections rival the standard of this unique anthology.