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Ask a Policeman
Ask a Policeman
Author: John Rhode, Helen Simpson, Gladys Mitchell, Anthony Berkeley, Dorothy L. Sayers, Milward Kennedy
Following the success of The Floating Admiral, in which certain members of the Detection Club - including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton - collaborated on a whodunit, six writers pooled their talents to create another coauthored mystery. This time the premise had an added twist: authors would swap their dete...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780425101049
ISBN-10: 0425101045
Publication Date: 6/1/1987
Pages: 311
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3.4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 3
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At first I thought this was a book with short stories from 6 authors, When I finished the first author, it was to find this book consisted of one story but a progression for a solution from each of the different writers. A novel way to write a mystery. I enjoyed it very much. fg
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A fun book, in which four well-known mystery writers offer four solutions to the crime, each using another writer's detective. Clearly the writers had fun, because they collaborated more than once. I recommend you try "The Floating Admiral" next.


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