Deep Waters
A British Library Crime Classic
by Martin Edwards
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Pub Date Sep 03 2019 | Archive Date Sep 03 2019
Description
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
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?
This British Library anthology uncovers the best mysteries set below the surface, including stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, William Hope Hodgson, and R. Austin Freeman.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781464211775 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 352 |
Featured Reviews
Colin E, Reviewer
Deep Waters
This collection of sixteen short stories, all with a watery theme, is another excellent addition to the British Library Crime Classics series and published by Poisoned Pen Press. The original publication dates of the stories range from 1893 (Conan Doyle) to 1975 (Michael Innes). Although some have appeared in readily available collections (Conan Doyle of course, R Austin Freeman, Edmund Crispin & Michael Innes), several are rare and probably haven’t been seen since their original publication in newspapers or magazines. Martin Edwards, who edits these British Library Crime Classics, hunts down these obscure stories and gives us the opportunity to re-discover authors who have undeservedly been covered by the curtain of obscurity.
If you enjoy British detective fiction, especially stories from the Golden Age, you will not be disappointed in this book. And I hope that, like me, you then want to hunt for books by unfamiliar names. In my case, H C Bailey, Kem Bennett and Josephine Bell…
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