β Scribed by Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley, Martin Edwards, Arthur Conan Doyle, John Oxenham, Richard Marsh, R. Austin Freeman, Ernest Bramah, J.S. Fletcher, Edgar Wallace, Robert Eustace, Edgar Jepson, Thomas Burke, H.C. Bailey, Hugh Walpole, Henry Wade, E.M. Delafield, Ethel Lina White, Anthony Gilbert
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With its fascinating mix of people β rich and poor, British and foreign, worthy and suspicious β London is a city where anything can happen. The possibilities for criminals and for the crime writer are endless. London has been home to many of fiction's finest detectives, and the setting for mystery novels and short stories of the highest quality.
Capital Crimes is an eclectic collection of London-based crime stories, blending the familiar with the unexpected in a way that reflects the personality of the city. Alongside classics by Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley and Thomas Burke are excellent and unusual stories by authors who are far less well known. The stories give a flavour of how writers have tackled crime in London over the span of more than half a century. Their contributions range from an early serial-killer thriller set on the London Underground and horrific vignettes to cerebral whodunits. What they have in common is an atmospheric London setting, and enduring value as entertainment.
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Horniman, Birley and Craine is a highly respected legal firm with clients drawn from the highest in the land. When a deed box in the office is opened to reveal a corpse, the threat of scandal promises to wreak havoc on the firm's reputation - especially as the murder looks like an inside job. The pa
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