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In 1930, Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893-1971) founded London's Detection Club, whose members swore that their "detectives shall well and truly detect the crimes presented to them, using those wits which it may please you to bestow upon them." The Detection Club pledged "never to conceal a vital clue from the reader." Anthony Berkeley's novels and short stories featuring Roger Sheringham and Inspector Moresby are among the finest examples of the f...

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Tightly paced and cleverly defying the conventions of the classic detective story, this 1933 novel remains a milestone of the inverted mystery subgenre.

A novel pairing dark humour and intelligent detection work, this 1932 mystery is an example of a celebrated Golden Age author at his playful best.

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the founder of the Detection Club, with a twist that even Agatha Christie couldn't solve!

Republished for the first time in nearly 95 years, a classic winter country house mystery by the founder of the Detection Club, with a twist that even Agatha Christie couldn't solve!

A classic Golden Age crime novel, and one of the first to feature a serial killer.

One of the earliest psychological crime novels, back in print after more than 80 years.

Un pacchetto viene recapitato al Raimbow Club di Londra. È indirizzato a Sir Eustace Pennefather, uno dei soci, e contiene una scatola di cioccolatini, omaggio della famosa ditta di dolciumi Mason & Sons. Ma lo scorbutico Sir Eustace detesta i cioccolatini e così li regala a un altro membro del club, Graham Bendix, che ha appena perso una scommessa con la moglie la cui posta in palio era proprio una scatola di cioccolatini. Bendix torna a casa...

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General

A Roger Sheringham mystery by Golden Age author Anthony BerkeleyGentleman sleuth Roger Sheringham is at a weekend house party when one of the guests is found hanged. The victim has spent most of the evening talking about suicide and had, apparently, left the party after a row with her husband. Life would be best for everyone if the death was suicide, but is that verdict too much to hope for? The victim was extremely unpopular, and many people'...

A Roger Sheringham mystery from Golden Age author Anthony BerkeleyWhen the daughter of a country parson goes missing in London, Roger Sheringham receives a letter from her father pleading for help. As the amateur sleuth investigates, he discovers that the girl is already dead, found hanging from a door by her own silk stocking. It is presumed suicide, but when more young women are found dead in the same manner, questions arise. Was it merely c...

A Roger Sheringham mysteryIn a typical English country house, a murder is committed. The wealthy Victor Stanworth, who'd been playing host to a party of friends, is found dead in the library. At first it appears to be suicide, for the room was undoubtedly locked. But could there be more to the case? As one of the guests at Layton Court, gentleman sleuth Roger Sheringham begins to investigate. Many come under suspicion, but how could anyone hav...

A Roger Sheringham mysteryDetective writer John Hillyard is entertaining a small house party at Minton Deeps Farm when a shocking accident takes place. Shortly after enacting a murder drama for their own amusement, the guests are returning to the house when Eric Scott Davies, the man who played victim, is found dead after two gunshots go off. The police suspect murder, but when Roger Sheringham is summoned from London it is not by Superintende...

Lord Wellacombe, Secretary of State for India, dies whilst giving a speech to introduce a new bill on the floor of the House of Commons. His untimely demise looks like a stroke, but is it mere coincidence that a threat on his life had been made? The bill needs to be passed, but is anyone brave enough to defy the threats and risk potential murder?

A Roger Sheringham mystery from Golden Age author Anthony BerkeleyWhen the Daily Courier sends Roger Sheringham to Hampshire, it's a job after his own heart. The body of a woman has been found at the bottom of the cliffs at Ludmouth Bay, and despite a verdict of accidental death, the local sighting of Inspector Moresby from Scotland Yard suggests otherwise. Unable to resist a little amateur sleuth work, Sheringham starts digging around. Events...

Encuadernación: Tapa dura con sobrecubierta.Otro apasionante caso del detective Roger Sheringham.Miembro, junto a Dorothy L. Sayers o Agatha Christie, del selecto club de escritores de misterio de los años treinta, Anthony Berkeley aportó al género hondura y refinamiento psicológicos y creó un detective atípico e inolvidable: Roger Sheringham, novelista de éxito y detective amateur a sus horas. En esta ocasión, Sheringham se ve envuelto en un ...