β Scribed by Martin Edwards; Arthur Conan Doyle; F. Tennyson Jesse; Penelope Wallace; Christianna Brand; Mary Fitt; Josephine Bell; Edgar Wallace; Arthur Morrison; G. K. Chesterton
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βCuriously enough,β said Dr. Manners, βI know a story in which the detection of a murder turned on the behaviour of a bird: in this instance a jackdaw.β
Since the dawn of the crime fiction genre, animals of all kinds have played a memorable part in countless mysteries, and in a variety of roles: the perpetrator, the key witness, the sleuthβs trusted companion. This collection of fourteen stories corrals plots centred around cats, dogs and insects alongside more exotic incidents involving gorillas, parakeets and serpents -- complete with a customary shoal of red herrings.
From the animal mysteries of Arthur Conan Doyle and F. Tennyson Jesse through to more modern masterpieces of the sub-genre from Christianna Brand and Penelope Wallace, this anthology celebrates one of the liveliest and most imaginative species of classic crime fiction.
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SUMMARY: At Hope Street Church, you always know who your friends are. But knowing who your enemies are is a whole 'nother story...Cooper Lee has a new outlook on life, thanks to her friends at Hope Street Church. Spending time with the Sunrise Bible Study Group nourishes her mind and soul. But hom