The Measure of Malice: Scientific Detection Stories

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Measure of Malice: Scientific Detection Stories
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Martin Edwards
SeriesBritish Library Crime Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreAnthologies
Crime and mystery
Classic crime
ISBN/Barcode 9780712352895
ClassificationsDewey:808.83872
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 10 September 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The detective's role is simple: to catch the culprit. Yet behind each casual observation lies a learned mind, trained on finding the key to the mystery. Crimes, whatever their form, are often best solved through deliberations of logic - preferably amid complicated gadgetry and a pile of hefty scientific volumes. The detectives in this collection are masters of scientific deduction, whether they are identifying the perpetrator from a single scrap of fabric, or picking out the poison from a sinister line-up. Containing stories by R Austin Freeman, J J Connington and the master of logical reasoning, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Measure of Malice collects tales of rational thinking to prove the power of the human brain over villainous deeds.

Author Biography

Martin Edwards is series consultant for British Library Crime Classics. He is an award-winning crime writer and President of the Detection Club. The Golden Age of Murder, his study of the Detection Club, won the Edgar, Agatha, H.R.F. Keating and Macavity awards. His history of the mystery genre The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books was published by the British Library.