Murder on Deck! by Rosemary Herbert
From Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Viola Brothers Shore to William Faulkner, Ellery Queen, John Mortimer, Susan Moody, and others, this book offers 25 stories that seeks to plumb the depths of ghastly crimes. Many of these stories take place on luxury liners, or holiday shorelines.
"This collection plumbs seaside resorts and oceanbound ships for the ultimate mystery experience"--Library Journal Murder On Deck confirms Rosemary Herbert's title as our eminent authority on mystery fiction. More important, it gives us a delightful collection of overlooked gems."--Tony Hillerman "A pleasing collection of 'shipboard and shoreline mystery stories'.... With a crew of contributors ranging from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to John Mortimer,this compendium of aquatic crime is perhaps the most satisfactory anthology of the year."--The Wall Street Journalr "Splendid stories. Oceans of delight."--Colin Dexter
Rosemary Herbert is mystery book review columnist for the Boston Herald, coeditor with Tony Hillerman of The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories, editor of Twelve American Crime Stories, and editor in chief of the forthcoming Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing. She lives in Newtonville, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195086034 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195086031 |
| Title | Murder on Deck! |
| Author | Rosemary Herbert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1998-06-18 |
| Number of pages | 346 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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