The Night of the Wolf: Collection

The Night of the Wolf: Collection

Paul Halter, whose â€œThe Crimson Fogâ€ was named #2 in Publisherâ€™s Weeklyâ€™s Top Mysteries of 2013 presents ten superb tales of locked rooms and impossible crimes. Coffins dancing in a hermetically sealed crypt; a tunnel that murders people; a werewolf killer who leaves no trace on the snow; a victim killed by an invisible hand at the top of a guarded tower; a homicidal snowman that kills in front of witnesses...there cannot be a rational explanation for these and other hideous crimes; and yet there is. Each story is a glittering example of the brilliant plotting and atmosphere of foreboding that characterized the Golden Age of detective fiction, of which Paul Halter is the current master. This is a republication of the original â€œThe Night of the Wolf,â€ which garnered critical acclaim when it first came out in 2006: Publisherâ€™s Weekly (*starred review): "Most of the 10 outstanding stories in this collection from French author Halter, the first English-language edition of his work, center on an impossible crime, a still potent subgenre that was once a fixture of last century's golden age of detective fiction.â€ Mystery Scene: â€œThis is the most important collection of locked room stories in years, and fans of brilliant puzzlesâ€¦.will love it.â€ Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: â€œFor the devotee of locked rooms, impossible crimes, and other features of classical detective fiction, reading these stories is like discovering a hitherto unknown cache of tales by G.K. Chesterton or John Dickson Carr." Ed Hoch, himself a prolific contributor to EQMM: â€œAs Paul Halter's stories begin reaching American readers in EQMM and elsewhere, I think they'll discover a combination of baffling mystery and eerie atmosphere not encountered since the glory days of John Dickson Carr.â€ One of the stories â€œThe Flower Girlâ€ was short-listed for the Barry award for best short story of the year 2006 â€œThe Night of the Wolfâ€ collection, not to be confused with the short story of the same name, is also available in e-book form via Kindle. Signed and Lettered editions and Limited Edition hardcovers are available by contacting pugmire1@yahoo.com For more information and articles, please visit www.lockedroominternational.com
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
EANs 9781492199090
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
EANs	9781492199090
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Night of the Wolf: Collection

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