The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories
Your New Favorite Book of Mysteries
If you are a fan of The Best American Mystery Stories series, you’ll love The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories.
Some of the Best New Mysteries: The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories features outstanding new stories of crime, daring do, fast-paced adventures and puzzles set in the past, ranging widely over the centuries and offering a cornucopia of mysteries, dark deeds, investigations and a fascinating array of investigators both professional and amateur.
Never-Before-Seen Stories from Your Favorite Mystery Authors: Collected by one of the genre's eminent editors, Maxim Jakubowski, whose many anthologies like The Mammoth Book of the Adventures of Professor Moriarty have attracted attention and awards, The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories features never before seen stories by some of the most renowned American and British crime and thriller authors of today, and includes Linda Stratmann, Amy Myers, Lavie Tidhar, Jane Finnis, O'Neil de Noux, Ashley Lister, Eric Brown, Kate Ellis, A.K. Benedict and many others.
Book details
- Edited by
- Maxim Jakubowski
- Imprint
- TMA Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback
- Series
- The Series of Extraordinary Mystery Stories
- Subjects
- Fiction › Mystery & Detective › Historical
Fiction › Anthologies (multiple authors)
Fiction › Mystery & Detective › Collections & Anthologies
Fiction › Mystery & Detective - Topics
- short story anthology · crime fiction · amateur investigators · multiple authors · historical settings
- ISBN-13
- 9781633539686
About the author
MAXIM JAKUBOWSKI is a novelist and editor who opened the Murder One bookshop in London in 1988 and compiles two annual series for the Mammoth list: Best New Erotica and Best British Crime.
Jakubowski is a winner of the Anthony and Karel awards. He serves as crime columnist for the Guardian and as Literary Director of London’s Crime Scene Festival, and is a frequent TV and radio broadcaster.
When not writing, Jakubowski draws on a career background in book publishing and continues to champion crime and erotica through editing, retail, and festival work. His fiction and editorial projects reflect his long engagement with both crime and erotic literature.
Maxim lives in London, United Kingdom.
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