MARC record from Internet Archive

LEADER: 03013cam 2200481Ii 4500
001 on1040600839
003 OCoLC
005 20220118064432.0
008 180615s2017 enk 000 j eng d
040 $aNTAUP$beng$erda$cNTAUP$dYDX$dOCLCF$dEQO$dUKMGB
015 $aGBB7A2190$2bnb
016 7 $a018384611$2Uk
019 $a986975308
020 $a9780712356879$q(pbk.)
020 $a0712356878$q(pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)1040600839$z(OCoLC)986975308
082 04 $a823.0872080912$223
245 04 $aThe long arm of the law :$bclassic police stories /$cedited and introduced by Martin Edwards.
264 1 $aLondon :$bBritish Library,$c[2017]
264 4 $c©2017
300 $a253 pages ;$c19 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aBritish Library crime classics
520 $aIn classic British crime fiction, dazzling detective work is often the province of a brilliant amateur - whereas the humble police detective cuts a hapless figure. The twelve stories collected here strike a blow for the professionals, with teasing mysteries to challenge a hard-working police officer's persistence and scrupulous attention to detail. As in his previous anthologies for the British Library Crime Classics series, Martin Edwards introduces readers to fascinating neglected gems of British crime writing as well as uncovering lesser-known stories by the great novelists of the golden age. Each of these stories combines realism with entertainment, skilfully blending the conduct of a criminal investigation with a compelling murder-mystery plot.
505 0 $aThe mystery of Chenholt / Alice and Claude Askew -- The silence of PC Hirley / Edgar Wallace -- The mystery of a midsummer night / George R Sims -- The cleverest clue / Laurence W. Meynell -- The undoing of Mr. Dawes / Gerald Verner -- The man who married too often / Roy Vickers -- The case of Jacob Heylyn / Leonard R. Gribble -- Fingerprints / Freeman Wills Crofts -- Remember to ring twice / E.C.R. Lorac -- Cotton wool and cutlets / Henry Wade -- After the event / Christianna Brand -- Sometimes the blind / Nicholas Blake -- The chief witness / John Creasey -- Old Mr. Martin / Michael Gilbert -- The moorlanders / Gil North.
650 0 $aPolice$zEngland$vFiction.
650 7 $aPolice.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01068398
651 7 $aEngland.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01219920
655 7 $aDetective and mystery fiction.$2lcgft
655 7 $aShort stories.$2lcgft
655 7 $aDetective and mystery fiction.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01726581
655 7 $aFiction.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423787
655 7 $aShort stories.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01726740
700 1 $aEdwards, Martin,$d1955-$eeditor.
830 0 $aBritish Library crime classics.
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n14392772
029 1 $aUNITY$b140780610
029 1 $aUKMGB$b018384611
029 1 $aAU@$b000063651798
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 45 OTHER HOLDINGS