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Edmund Crispin

    2 de octubre de 1921 – 15 de septiembre de 1978

    Este autor se hizo conocido por su enfoque distintivo del género de misterio, fusionando magistralmente el suspense con la sofisticación literaria. Sus obras frecuentemente profundizan en las complejas motivaciones psicológicas de sus personajes, explorando los aspectos más oscuros de la naturaleza humana. A menudo ambientaba sus narraciones en entornos intelectuales, lo que reflejaba su propio bagaje académico. El estilo del autor se caracteriza por su agudeza e ingenio y descripciones precisas, que atraen al lector hacia intrincados enigmas.

    Edmund Crispin
    The Long Divorce
    Classic Crime. 5 Book Gift Set
    Love Lies Bleeding
    Beware of the Trains
    El canto del cisne
    La juguetería errante : un misterio para Gervase Fen
    • La juguetería errante es un clásico de la novela de detectives inglesa, considerado unánimemente una de las cumbres indiscutibles del género. Cuando el poeta Richard Cadogan decide pasar unos días de vacaciones en Oxford tras una discusión con el avaro de su editor, poco puede imaginar que lo primero que encontrará al llegar a la ciudad, en plena noche, será el cadáver de una mujer tendido en el suelo de una juguetería. Y menos aún que, cuando consigue regresar al lugar de los hechos con la policía, la juguetería habrá desaparecido y, en su lugar, lo que encontrarán será una tienda de ultramarinos en la que, naturalmente, tampoco hay cadáver. Cadogan decide entonces unir fuerzas con Gervase Fen, profesor de literatura inglesa y detective aficionado, el personaje más excéntrico de la ciudad, para resolver un misterio cuyas respuestas se les escapan. Así, el dúo libresco tendrá que enfrentarse a un testamento de lo más inusual, un asesinato imposible, pistas en forma de absurdo poema, y persecuciones alocadas por la ciudad a bordo del automóvil de Fen, Lily Christine III.

      La juguetería errante : un misterio para Gervase Fen
    • Beware of the Trains

      • 176 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      How acute are your powers of perception? Do they begin to match those of Gervase Fen, Oxford don and sleuth supreme? First published in 1953, Beware of the Trains is a collection of sixteen short mysteries. Fen must link a missing train conductor to the murder of a thief, decipher cryptograms to solve the death of a cipher expert and puzzle out a locked-room mystery on Boxing Day. Erudite and complex, these Gervase Fen cases are classic crime at its finest: plot, atmosphere and anecdote, bound together by Edmund Crispin's inimitable wit and charm.

      Beware of the Trains
    • Love Lies Bleeding

      • 272 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.

      Love Lies Bleeding
    • Classic Crime. 5 Book Gift Set

      The Tiger in the Smoke. The Moving Toyshop. The Franchise Affair. Death at the President’s Lodging. The Innocecne of Father Brown

      • 5 volúmenes

      This collection features five notable works of classic crime fiction, showcasing the talents of prominent authors in the genre. The stories delve into intricate plots, exploring themes of morality, justice, and the human psyche. Josephine Tey's "The Franchise Affair" presents a gripping narrative centered on a wrongful accusation of kidnapping, examining societal prejudices and the quest for truth. Michael Innes's "Hamlet, Revenge!" blends elements of Shakespearean drama with a modern mystery, as a detective navigates a web of intrigue surrounding a theatrical production. Margery Allingham's "The Crime at Black Dudley" introduces the character of Albert Campion, an amateur sleuth who uncovers a murder during a weekend gathering at a country estate, highlighting themes of deception and class dynamics. Edmund Crispin's "The Moving Toyshop" features the eccentric detective Gervase Fen, who investigates a puzzling crime that combines humor with intellectual challenge. Lastly, G. K. Chesterton's "The Innocence of Father Brown" introduces the titular priest-detective, whose keen insight into human nature allows him to solve various crimes, emphasizing themes of faith and morality. Each story offers a unique perspective on crime and detection, reflecting the diverse approaches within classic literature.

      Classic Crime. 5 Book Gift Set
    • The Long Divorce

      • 213 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Gervase Fen is summoned by a friend to a pretty village whose inhabitants are thrown into distress by a spate of anonymous poison-pen letters

      The Long Divorce
    • Before odious Edwin Shorthouse can sing the lead in the first Oxford post-war Die Meistersinger, someone kills him in his own locked dressing room. Gervase Fen, eccentric professor of English Literature with a passion for amateur detecting, is on the case. American title is Dead and Dumb.

      Swan song
    • As inventive as Agatha Christie, as hilarious as P.G. Wodehouse - discover the delightful detective stories of Edmund Crispin. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best.

      Holy Disorders
    • Fen Country

      • 221 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Dandelions and hearing aids, a bloodstained cat, a Leonardo drawing, a corpse with an alibi, a truly poisonous letter … just some of the unusual clues that Oxford don/detective Gervase Fen and his friend Inspector Humbleby are confronted with in this sparkling collection of short mystery stories by one of the great masters of detective fiction.Contents:• Who Killed Baker?• Death and Aunt Fancy• The Hunchback Cat• The Lion’s Tooth• Gladstone’s Candlestick• The Man Who Lost His Head• The Two Sisters• Outrage in Stepney• A Country to Sell• A Case in Camera• Blood Sport• The Pencil• Windhover Cottage• The House by the River• After Evensong• Death Behind Bars• We Know You’re Busy Writing, But We Thought You Wouldn’t Mind If We Just Dropped in for a Minute• Cash on Delivery• Shot in the Dark• The Mischief Done• Merry-Go-Round• Occupational Risk• Dog in the Night-Time• Man Overboard• The Undraped Torso• Wolf!

      Fen Country
    • Gervase Fen is serving as a story consultant for a film biography on Alexander Pope when one of the bit players committs suicide. Someone has gone to a great deal of trouble to cover up the real identity of the victim. Then the cameraman is poisoned right before his eyes and Fen finds himself consulting on the more familiar matter of murder

      Frequent Hearses