Six against the yard : in which Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Father Ronald Knox, Dorothy L. Sayers, Russell Thorndike commit the crime of murder which Ex-Superintendent Cornish, C.I.D. is called upon to solve
In this unique collection, six legendary crime writers attempt to write the ultimate murder story, designed to fox a real-life Scotland Yard Superintendent, who then comments on whether or not these crimes could have been solved by 1930s detectives. This clever literary battle of wits includes an es...
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Six against the yard : |b : in which Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Father Ronald Knox, Dorothy L. Sayers, Russell Thorndike commit the crime of murder which Ex-Superintendent Cornish, C.I.D. is called upon to solve / |
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| 520 | 0 | |a In this unique collection, six legendary crime writers attempt to write the ultimate murder story, designed to fox a real-life Scotland Yard Superintendent, who then comments on whether or not these crimes could have been solved by 1930s detectives. This clever literary battle of wits includes an essay by Agatha Christie discussing the infamous Crydon Poisonings, a real-life murder whose solution remains a mystery to this day.. | |
| 505 | 0 | |t It didn't work out--Would the murderess tell?--The fallen idol--The policeman only taps once--...And then come the handcuffs!--Strange death of Major Scallion--Detectives sometimes read--Blood Sacrifice They wouldn't believe him! The parcel The motive shows the man Afterword: the arsenic poison mystery--The tragic family of Croydon |r Agatha Christie, ©1929 | |
| 655 | |a Detective and mystery fiction. | ||
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