Divided into three main sections, "The Ancient World", "The Middle Ages" and "Regency and Gaslight", The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits includes: The Thief versus Rhampsinitus by Herodotus - probably the earliest detective story ever written; The Locked Tomb Mystery, set in ancient Egypt, by Elizabeth Peters; a new story by John Maddox Roberts featuring the young Roman detective Decius Metellus; Robert van Gulik's ingenious He Came With the Rain featuring Judge Dee, a real-life character who lived in seventh-century China; a new story by Peter Tremayne, set in seventh-century Ireland and featuring Sister Fidelma; and, Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael story The Price of Light. It also includes: Paul Harding's The Confession of Brother Athelstan - A classic locked-room mystery featuring Lillian de la Torre's popular detective Sam Johnson; A story by Michael Harrison featuring August Dupin, the detective created by Edgar Allan Poe and the inspiration behind Sherlock Holmes; and, John Dickson Carr's acclaimed The Gentleman from Paris...and many more!
- ISBN13 9781472117083
- Publish Date 27 February 2015
- Publish Status Withdrawn
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Robinson Publishing
- Format eBook
- Pages 512
- Language English