Classic Detective Stories by G. K. Chesterton Paperback Book

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Rent Classic Detective Stories

Author: G. K. Chesterton

Narrator: Edgar Wallace

Format: Unabridged-CD

Publisher: CSA Word

Published: Jan 2009

Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Anthologies

Retail Price: $29.95

Discs: 4

Synopsis

In 'The Dying Detective,' Sherlock Holmes comes close to death, or so his long-suffering colleague, Dr. Watson, thinks. In 'The Assassins' Club,' a murder occurs at a dinner table full of crime novelists. 'The Case of the Tragedies of the Greek Room' features eccentric detective Morris Klaw trying to solve an especially perplexing locked-room mystery. This classic collection, read by Edward Hardwicke, the original Dr. Watson in the classic TV series, brings together the cream of the crop in detective fiction.

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BookLender review by E.L. on 2011-02-12 15:32:22

*DISC-1 The Green Mamba and The Poetical Policeman by Edgar Wallace-1875-1932* The stories are about Mr. J. G. Reeder, a police officer, who works for the Public Prosecutor's office and has the mind of a criminal. The stories were published in 1925.* *DISC-2 The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-1859-1930- Sherlock Holmes has been poisoned and needs a doctor, but not Dr. Watson.* The Burglar by Colin Dexter-1930-Very Short Story-Inspector Morse and ***istant Lewis.* *DISC-3 The Man in the Passage by G.K. Chesterton-1874-1936* A murder at the Apollo Theatre in the Adelphi. A Father Brown Murder Mystery.* The ***assin's Club by C. Day Lewis writing as Nicholas Blake-1904-1972* Short Story- The ***assin's Club convenes for its usual supper party when the lights go out.* *DISC-4 The Case of the Tragedies of the Greek Room by Sax Rohmer-1883-1959*Series of murders in the Greek Room of the Menzies Museum, psychic antique dealer Morris Klaw consults his dreamscape.* *Chimes by Dame Muriel Spark 1918-2006.* Short Story-October 1954 Police detective solves case of a murdered farmer.* *English actor, Edward Hardwicke does a fine job reading all of these stories. David Burke was the first Dr. Watson and Edward Hardwicke was the second alongside Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes.*