Settling Scores: Sporting Mysteries - (British Library Crime Classics) by Martin Edwards (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Drawing upon Martin Edwards' expert knowledge of golden age crime and mystery short fiction, this short story collection features a death at the races, a murder at the regatta, and foul play in all its forms. In this anthology, where sports meets crime, the basketball court, the golf course - even the wholesome freshness of the swimming gala - become the setting of every kind of skullduggery penned by both masters of the genre and rarely reprinted authors"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder</strong></p><p><strong>"The detective story is a game between two players, the author...and the reader."--Ronald Knox</strong></p><p>From the squash court to the golf links, the football pitch to the swimming pool and the race course to the cricket square, no court, grounds, stadium or stand is safe from skullduggery. Entering the arena where sport clashes with crime, this spirited medley of short stories showcases the greatest deadly plays and criminal gambits of the mystery genre.</p><p>With introductions by Editor Martin Edwards and stories by some of the finest writers in the field--including Celia Fremlin, Michael Gilbert, Gladys Mitchell, and Leo Bruce--this new anthology offers a ringside view of the darker side of sports and proves that crime, naturally, is a game for all seasons.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Edwards scores again with this outstanding reprint anthology of 15 short stories set in the world of sports and games... The British Library Crime Classics series has produced another winner." - <strong><em>Publishers Weekly, Starred Review</em></strong><br>
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