Unexplained disappearances, daring thefts, perplexing mysteries, and the greatest sleuths of all time combine in this page-turning read. From Sherlock Holmes to Hercule Poirot, famous detectives puzzle their way through a maze of alibis and motives in this superb selection of classic and contemporary crime fiction.
VOYA
Readers attracted by Pullman's famous moniker will be disappointed to realize this volume, which was first published in Great Britain in 1998, has merely been selected by him and does not contain any tales of his own creation. Nonetheless it is a fine collection of mostly classic tales that will help readers bridge the gap between mysteries written for children and the world of adult detective fiction. Pullman's choices include stories by Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Damon Runyon, Isaac Asimov, Italo Calvino, and Stephen Leacock, among others. As Pullman discusses in his two-page introduction, these stories reflect his own preference for puzzles vested in an interesting world-sometimes the world of an archaeologist unearthing ancient ruins in Egypt and other times the busy hubbub of a modern airport. Although the narrators and protagonists represent an interesting range of viewpoints, from the admiring tone of the infamous Watson to the gruff and colloquial voice of petty gangsters or the witty dinner conversation of a gentleman magician and his friends, the selection greatly lacks female voices and investigators. The sixteen tales represent some of traditional detective fiction's best elements rather than showcase the variety of modern approaches to the genre and its nearly infinite flexibility. Reviewer: Megan Lynn Isaac
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Mysteries & Thrillers
- Mystery & Detective
- Mysteries & Thrillers
Publisher : Kingfisher
Author : Pullman, Philip
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2007-11-15
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0753461420
ISBN-13 : 9780753461426
Item weight : 0.55 lb
Dimensions : 0.8 in x 5.1 in x 7.4 in
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