Detective Stories by Nick Hardcastle

Detective Stories by Nick Hardcastle

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Summary

Detective fiction has a timeless appeal, as this collection demonstrates. It includes a strong mix of classic writers such as Agatha Christie and Ellery Queen as well as more unexpected choices such as Erich Kastner and Italo Calvino.

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Detective Stories by Nick Hardcastle

This book features a marvellous collection of murderous, greedy and immoral villains brought to book by the greatest fictional detectives, who date from the golden age of crime literature as well as the present day. Follow in the footsteps of criminal masterminds and marvel at the inspired deductions of Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and the brilliant (if timid) Mr Budd. Nick Hardcastle's line drawings make these riveting stories come alive!
Philip Pullman is an award-winning, bestselling author. The His Dark Materials trilogy (Scholastic) has garnered critical acclaim throughout the world; the last volume, The Amber Spyglass, was the first children's book to be awarded the Whitbread Prize (in 2001). His other novels include The Ruby in the Smoke and Tiger in the Well (Viking). He lives in Oxford. Nick Hardcastle is an experienced artist and illustrator whose commissions range from adult fiction to murals on the Underground. He is also a regular cartoonist for the Guardian and the Evening Standard.
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ISBN 13 9780753410110
ISBN 10 0753410117
Title Detective Stories
Author Nick Hardcastle
Series Red Hot Reads S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2004-06-21
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.