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Capital Crimes: London Mysteries
Capital Crimes: London Mysteries | Martin Edwards
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With its fascinating mix of people rich and poor, British and foreign, worthy and suspicious 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 fictions 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. Each story is introduced by the editor, Martin Edwards, who sheds light on the authors lives and the background to their writing.
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Verity
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Mehso-so

A bit of a mixed bag this one. It seemed to not grab me as much as the other anthologies have. Which is strange as it has an Allingham story in it and some other authors that I like.

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Verity
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Current ebook crime read.

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TheEllieMo
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 162
#BooksToRead #TBRPile #TBRMountain

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Sarah83
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@BurghBookAddict and here are the British library ones... Not so many at the moment. 😊

LeahBergen Ooooh! 6y
Sarah83 @LeahBergen what do you see, what you like? ☺️😍 6y
LeahBergen I love the British Library Crime Classics. ❤️ 6y
Sarah83 @LeahBergen yes. I told my Agatha Christie match, as I already own so many books by Agatha Christie she can also buy my some of British library. 😊 But I also had a look there are also many about Agatha which I don't have for my library. 😂 6y
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Sarah83
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Here are my books of the #britishlibrarycrimeclassics.

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Gissy They will be in my wish list right now! Thanks! 6y
Sarah83 @Gissy you're welcome. I saw that there are quite a few in this serie. 😉 6y
Gissy @Sarah83 I decided not to die because I have to many books to read 😂🤣 6y
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Sarah83 @Gissy good idea 😍 6y
rabbitprincess @Gissy That's my plan too 😂 6y
Gissy @rabbitprincess 👍📚📚📚📚🙌🏼 6y
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