Deep waters : murder on the waves / edited and introduced by Martin Edwards.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edwards, Martin, 1955- editor, writer of introduction.

Series:

British Library crime classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, English.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

x, 338 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, 2019.

Summary:

"From picturesque canals to the swirling currents of the ocean, a world of secrets lies buried beneath the surface of the water. Dubious vessels crawl along riverbeds, while the murky depths conceal more than one gruesome murder. The stories in this collection will dredge up delight in crime fiction fans, as watery graves claim unintended dwellers and disembodied whispers penetrate the sleeping quarters of a ship's captain. How might a thief plot their escape from a floating crime scene? And what is to follow when murder victims, lost to the ocean floor, inevitably resurface?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The Adventure of the 'Gloria Scott' / Arthur Conan Doyle

The eight-mile lock / L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace

The gift of the emperor / E. W. Hornung

Bullion! / William Hope Hodgson

The echo of a mutiny / R. Austin Freeman

The pool of secrets / Gwyn Evans

Four Friends and Death / Christopher St John Sprigg

The turning of the tide / C. S. Forester

The swimming pool / H. C. Bailey

A Question of timing / Phyllis Bentley

The thimble river mystery / Josephine Bell

Man overboard / Edmund Crispin

The queer fish / Kem Bennett

The Man who was drowned / James Pattinson

Seasprite / Andrew Garve

Death by water / Michael Innes.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Sargent fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781464211775

1464211779

OCLC:

1105736265