Charles Dickens created some of the most memorable characters in English literature and was also a larger-than-life individual himself, a champion of the underdog. The anthology presents a mix of specially commissioned new stories and lesser known reprints, by writers such as Hilary Bonner, Anne Perry, Charles Todd, Kate Ellis, Alanna Knight, Martin Edwards and Gillian Linscott. Many of the stories feature one or more of Dickens's characters, as a sleuth or as the victim of crime. Others are set in Dickens's real life with him investigating a crime or people closely associated with him, such as Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell or Hablot Browne — including during his tours of America. Oliver Twist and the Artful Dodger meet up again in later years to solve an age-old crime. Just what became of the convict that frightened young Pip in Great Expectations? Was he really guilty, or framed? Inspector Bucket from Bleak House finds himself up against the greatest criminal mind of his day.
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"'Miss Havisham's Revenge' by Alanna Knight, in which we discover the part Estella Havisham played in the fate of Bentley Drummle 'Murder in Murray's Court' by David Stuart Davies, in which Oliver Twist has to help the Artful Dodger who has been accused of murder 'The Thorn of Anxiety' by Keith Miles, in which the mystery of Edwin Drood is at last solved 'The Divine Nature' by Kate Ellis, in which David Copperfield finds himself investigating the disappearance of Edward Murdstone 'The Letter' by Joan Lock, in which the skills of Inspector Bucket are once again put to the test in solving a crime that apparently never happened. 'Reveals the strength and ingenuity of this sub-section of the whodunnit genre... Great fun.' Good Book Guide"
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Mike Ashley is editor of several volumes of The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, plus The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures, The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits and The Mammoth Book of Roaring Twenties Whodunnits among others.
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A Fine Kettle of Victorian Whodunits!,
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Dickensian Whodunnits (Paperback)
I love historical whodunit anthologies. No one does a better job of putting together such anthologies than Mike Ashley. Whenever I see a new short story collection with Ashley's name attached, I start reaching for my wallet; Ashley knows his business! Case in point: DICKENSIAN WHODUNITS, an imaginative collection of 22 murder mysteries revolving around the great Victorian novelist.
The stories in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF DICKENSIAN WHODUNITS inserts either Charles Dickens or one of the many characters he created into various murder mystery plots. In 'The Marshalsea Handicap,' for instance, Dickens is a suspect in a poisoning that took place in Marshalsea Prison. In actual fact, Dickens' family was confined to the very same place due to Dickens' father going into debt. In 'Encounter in the Dark,' Dickens, touring America, meets Edgar Allan Poe and, naturally, murder ensues. 'The Tidal' mixes history with fiction, involving Dickens in a railway accident - which actually took place - followed by murderous attacks on several of the accident victims. Dickens investigates and turns up the guilty party. The other stories in this 2007 Carroll & Graf volume involve Dickensian characters such as Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Little Nell, Paul Dombey and David Copperfield in murder most foul. Scrooge, for example, attempts to unravel a twisted tale of murder while simultaneously protecting a tiny baby who's an innocent participant in the evil doings. Those who loved THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP will find a totally different Little Nell awaiting them in 'The End of Little Nell' story; brace yourselves, folks! Oliver Twist tries to help his old friend, the Artful Dodger, beat a murder rap in 'Murder in Murray's Court' and so on. If you've read Dickens' novels, you will enjoy the stories in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF DICKENSIAN WHODUNITS all the more. If not, the stories are still clever, entertaining jaunts into Victorian murder, Victorian society and history's most famous novelist. In short, another fine effort by Mike Ashley. Highly recommended.
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Dickens as detective,
By Louise S. Randolph "lran40" (Bay Area CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Dickensian Whodunnits (Paperback)
This was an entertaining collection of mysteries. The short stories were done in the style of Dickens' novels from 'Mr Pickwick' to 'Bleak House'. Good for an airplane or the metro.
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