Thursday, August 31, 2006

Mystery Book Review

Mystery Book Review

1001 BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE
Among some of the greatest novels of all time, you may be surprised to find English and American detective stories.
English detective stories, Part 1.

Moonstone by Wilkie Collins is considered to be the first and greatest English detective novel.

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle assembles the first twelve stories published by The Strand magazine.
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a classic mystery that also features Sherlock Holmes and exemplifies his talent for scientific detection.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie is a detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective, who solves the case despite many suspects and red herrings. The setting is rural 1920s England.

Murder Must Advertise and The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers features Lord Peter Wimsey, a private detective who solves crimes in small English villages.

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