Murder Through the Ages: A Bumper Anthology of Historical Mysteries [Paperback]

Maxim Jakubowski (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2006

With a wide array of talent, such as Kate Ellis, author of the West County Murder Mysteries, Peter Tremayne, author of A Mystery of Ancient Ireland series, Ian Morson, author of theWilliam Falconer Medieval Mystery books and Dead Letter Mysteries, and Manda Scott, author of The Boudica Trilogy, among others, Murder Through the Ages is a compendium of not-to-be-missed historical mysteries.

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About the Author

Maxim Jakubowski was born in Barnet, London but brought up in Paris. He followed a career in publishing by opening the Murder One bookshop in London in 1988. He writes, edits and publishes in many areas of genre fiction, including SF and fantasy, mystery and erotica. He is an official advisor to several international film festivals, writes for a variety of publications including the "Observer," the "Big Issue" and "Time Out," and reviews crime in a monthly column in the "Guardian." He is also contributing editor to "Mystery Scene," a director of London's Crime Scene Festival and a winner of the Anthony Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Ibooks, Inc. (March 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596873221
• ISBN-13: 978-1596873223
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder Through The Ages!, January 23, 2007

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Michael OConnor "Wordsmith" (Wausau, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder Through the Ages: A Bumper Anthology of Historical Mysteries (Paperback)

Murder mystery fans who prefer their dirty deeds served up in small doses should pick up this new short story collection from ibooks. Editor Maxim Jakubowski has assembled a stellar collection of mystery scribes like Peter Tremayne, Kate Ellis, Susanna Gregory, Paul Doherty, Ian Morson and 20 others to spin tales of murder most foul. With a few exceptions, Jakubowski's anthology offers a bumper crop of stories.

The 25 stories contained in this anthology range, chronologically, from the 10th Century BC to 1941. Most are set in England though other settings - Mount Olympus, Norway, Rome, Ireland, New York, RMS TITANIC, etc. - are used. Almost all of the characters in the stories are new with just a few familiar faces - Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood, Sister Fidelma - popping up.

Jakubowski is to be complimented for assembling such a high-quality effort. I especially enjoyed 'Raven Feeder,' an exceptionally well-done tale by Manda Scott, 'Flyting, Fighting' Clayton Emery's engaging, taming-of-the-shrew-ish take on Robin Hood and Maid Marian, Susanna Gregory's wonderfully wicked 'Trebuchet Murder,' Mat Coward's 'But Poor Men Pay for All' and several others. Scott and Coward especially are wordsmiths of the first order.

I would have given the book five stars but, for the life of me, I couldn't get into Ian Morson's 'A Right Royal Attempt.' Likewise Lauren Henderson's 'Dark Mirror.' And I absolutely hated the opening story 'Who Killed Dido?' by Amy Myers with Greek gods talking and acting like jive-talking sitcom characters.

In any case, I recommend this book to other murder mystery fans. There are many fine stories to savor in this collection, several high-quality gems and, in my opinion, a few duds. Read and enjoy!

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder Through the Ages, June 27, 2011

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Unagi Sushi "anniegoose" (Seattle WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder Through the Ages: A Bumper Anthology of Historical Mysteries (Paperback)

My husband bought this book for me for Mother's Day. I totally enjoyed it. Now I need to find more books edited by this editor.