The Book Depository Ask a Policeman by The Detection Club
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Description: Ask a Policeman : Paperback : Harper Collins Publishers : 9780007468638 : 0007468636 : 01 Aug 2013 : This classic crime novel by six different authors is introduced by Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club, and includes a never-before-published Preface by Agatha Christie, 'Detective Writers in England', in which she discusses her approach to writing and her fellow writers in the Detection Club. The Book Depository Ask a Policeman by The Detection Club - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9780007468638
MPN: 0007468636
GTIN: 9780007468638
Author: Ac88
Rating: 5
Review: This is another highly enjoyable and attractively produced book from the members of the Detection Club (following on from the recent reissue ofThe Floating Admiral ). This time the format is slightly different with just four writers proposing a solution to the mystery presented by John Rhode, rather than each writing their own chapter of a continuous story. We have the mighty Dorothy L. Sayers here, and my favourite Gladys Mitchell, but in an inspired move each write for another author's detective. The story of a despised media tycoon who controls many newspapers and can influence governments and voting patterns is surprisingly topical today. Mrs Bradley's caper is written by Helen Simpson, whilst Anthony Berkeley writes for Lord Peter Wimsey. Mitchell and Sayers write for detectives lesser known these days, Sir John Saumarez and Roger Sheringham respectively. It is most interesting to read these, as the spirit and feel of the detectives is captured by these other authors, yet they imbue their own personality and writing style. The Mrs Bradley chapter could be written by the great Gladys, whilst the Mitchell-penned chapter is clearly her work. It's lots of fun to read these mis-matched author-detective associations, as they are interestingly different but never seem jarring or inappropriate. Agatha Christie has top billing on the dustjacket, which is rather misleading. She did not contribute to the original book, her appearance here is a previously unpublished essay on crime fiction writers. It was written some years after this book and for a different purpose, but is interesting and candid, and something AC completists will want besides the great enjoyment from the rest of this book. A classic golden age tale, with lots of detail to pour over to piece the mystery together.
Author: Kindle Customer
Rating: 3
Review: The story it self is good but . The first pages are hard to plough through
