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Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries

by Otto Penzler

  

€ 13.75 

ISBN: 9781804999448

Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story.

'Lock your door and enjoy' - Kirkus

Locked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime - a body found inside a windowless room that's been locked from the inside, for example - before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution.

This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries from some of the finest writers in the genre, including household names like John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and Cornell Woolrich.

Selected by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, this book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into the Golden Age of mystery writing, promising hours of entertainment for armchair detectives young and old.

'Superb . . . This is a perfect introduction for those new to this particular subgenre' - Publishers Weekly

512 pages.

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Printed on or after 11/06/26. Please note dispatch may take 5-10 days after publication date.
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Date of Publication: 11/06/2026

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