Guilty Creatures
£9.99
ITEM CODE: 30290
The British Library
A menagerie of animal-themed mysteries carefully selected from the Library’s crime-writing treasures. With 14 short stories, the stories all involve o...
READ MORE
A menagerie of animal-themed mysteries carefully selected from the Library’s crime-writing treasures. With 14 short stories, the stories all involve o...
READ MORE
PRODUCT DETAILS
Description
The British Library
A menagerie of animal-themed mysteries carefully selected from the Library’s crime-writing treasures. With 14 short stories, the stories all involve or centre upon crimes with creatures; whether as weapons, witnesses, perpetrators or investigative companions. From birds and animals to insects and creepy crawlies, a collection of imaginative mysteries mixing writers of the golden age of crime-writing. Includes 'The Green Parrakeet' by F. Tennyson Jesse (1888-1958), 1919; 'Hanging by a Hair', by Clifford Witting, 1950; 'The Hornet's Nest', 1967, by Christianna Brand, (1907-88); 'The Adventure of the Lion's Mane', 1926, by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930); a Father Brown mystery, 'The Oracle of the Dog', 1923, by G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936); and the chilling 'The Yellow Slugs', 1935, by H.C. Bailey (1878-1961).
A menagerie of animal-themed mysteries carefully selected from the Library’s crime-writing treasures. With 14 short stories, the stories all involve or centre upon crimes with creatures; whether as weapons, witnesses, perpetrators or investigative companions. From birds and animals to insects and creepy crawlies, a collection of imaginative mysteries mixing writers of the golden age of crime-writing. Includes 'The Green Parrakeet' by F. Tennyson Jesse (1888-1958), 1919; 'Hanging by a Hair', by Clifford Witting, 1950; 'The Hornet's Nest', 1967, by Christianna Brand, (1907-88); 'The Adventure of the Lion's Mane', 1926, by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930); a Father Brown mystery, 'The Oracle of the Dog', 1923, by G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936); and the chilling 'The Yellow Slugs', 1935, by H.C. Bailey (1878-1961).
Size & Additional Information
Paperback
19 x 13cm
315 pages
FSC accredited paper
Stories originally published c.1900s-70s, text reflects attitudes of the time
19 x 13cm
315 pages
FSC accredited paper
Stories originally published c.1900s-70s, text reflects attitudes of the time
DELIVERY & RETURNS
