The measure of malice : scientific detection stories / edited and introduced by Martin Edwards.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, English.

Forensic sciences.

Forensic sciences--Fiction.

Genre:

Detective and mystery stories, English.

Fiction.

Mystery fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

xi, 321 pages ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Scientific detection stories

Place of Publication:

Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The detective's role is simple: to catch the culprit. Yet behind each casual observation lies a learned mind, trained in deliberations of logic - preferably amid complicated gadgetry and scientific tomes. The detectives in this collection are masters of scientific deduction, whether they are identifying the perpetrator from a scrap of fabric, or picking out the poison from a sinister line-up. Containing stories by R Austin Freeman, J J Connington and the master of logical reasoning, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Measure of Malice collects tales of rational thinking to prove the power of the human brain over villainous deeds"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The Boscombe Valley Mystery / Arthur Conan Doyle

The Horror of Studley Grange / L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace

The Tragedy of a Third Smoker / C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne

The Man Who Disappeared / L. T. Meade and Clifford Halifax

The Cyprian Bees / Anthony Wynne

The English Filter / C. E. Bechhofer Roberts

The Contents of a Mare's Nest / R. Austin Freeman

After Death the Doctor / J. J. Connington

The Broken Toad / H. C. Bailey

In the Teeth of the Evidence / Dorothy L. Sayers

The Case of the Chemist in the Cupboard / Ernest Dudley

The Purple Line / John Rhode

Blood Sport / Edmund Crispin

The New Cement / Freeman Wills Crofts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781492699620

1492699624

OCLC:

1114272108