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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Language:English
Published: London : Harper Collins, [c1936], 2019.
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  • 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 Agatha Christie, ©1929