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description: If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library it is a bibliomystery just as it is if a major character is a bookseller or a librarian. - Otto PenzlerA bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of non-fiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writers block.There is no better hiding place for clues  or red herrings  than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers indiscreet playwrights and unscrupulous book collectors literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster.With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide delve into an irresistible stack of tales perfect for every book-lover and armchair sleuth featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives such as Nigel Strangeways Philip Trent and Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets
language: English
title: Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles
publisher: The British Library