The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club [Paperback]

Kim Newman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2007

From the 1860s to the present, these are the accounts of the Diogenes Club, whose agents solve crimes too strange for Britain's police, protecting the realm and this entire plane of existence from occult menaces, threats born in other dimensions, magical perfidy and the Deep Dark Deadly Ones. Kim Newman continues the series began in The Man From the Diogenes Club, revealing more of the secrets of the British Empire's most secret service.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Monkeybrain (October 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932265279
• ISBN-13: 978-1932265279
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,200,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WE WANT MORE!, December 10, 2007

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RIJU GANGULY "perceptive reader" (India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club (Paperback)

This is the time when Kim Newman fans have their time under the sun/moon, as Da Man's new book becomes available, allowing us to read atleast one new story. In this collection we get the opprtunity to read total seven stories, which are:

1. "Gypsies in the Wood", a perfectly creepy novella that re-introduces us to Charles Beauregard and Katherine Reed.
2. "Richard Riddle, Boy Detective", a horror story told in Enid-Blyton's style, complete with ciphers (used in the cover of the book, as well).
3. "Angel Down, Sussex", a story that veers towards the science-fiction category than horror.
4. "Clubland Heroes" is more about individuality and human attitude, than anything connected to horror.
5. "The Big Fish", the story that comes perfectly under the 'hard-bolied' genre, apart from being a tribute to both H.P. Lovecraft and Raymond Chandler.
6. "Another Fish Story" is about the quest for the subterranean sea below the Mojave desert by Derek Leech.
7. "Cold Snap" is original to this collection and is a delightful tale of the last stand against something primordially strong and "how Jeperson defeated Leech again".

All in all, a fabulous collection to be grabbed and relished over a long pderiod of time. Enjoy your reading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literature of the Fantastic at its Best!, October 28, 2009

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W. D. Gagliani (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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Excellent collection of some of Mr. Newman's Diogenes Club tales, replete with a relaxed pace and British wit, and no small amount of fantastic situations in historical settings. Take The Avengers, James Bond, a dash of Hammer Films, some Holmes, a pinch of TV's The Persuaders (Moore & Curtis), a dribble of Night Gallery, maybe a drop of Derek Flint, shake (do not stir), and you MIGHT come close to the flavor of this heady cocktail from the author of ANNO DRACULA and THE QUORUM. Highly recommended to people who love conspiracies and secret societies, wheels within wheels, secret histories, and the conjoining of science and magic.

--W.D. Gagliani, author of Wolf's Edge

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprising sequel but not really prequel, December 29, 2007

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Yaron Haimsohn (Holon, Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club (Paperback)

Great book, very enjoyable.
Just note that while it is a prequel it is highly recommended to read
"The man from ..." before.