Ever since the first caveman sketched out the bison hunts on the
walls of the Lascaux caves 16,000 years ago, mankind has found a
way to communicate. For centuries the letter was the primary form
of communication across any distance. Kings, popes, lords, heads of
state, scholars, authors -- all used pen and paper to plot against
one another, gossip, woo and win each other's hearts, and play
intricate games of intrigue.
In the 21 stories in Murder Most Postal, all by masters of the
mystery genre, the mail takes center stage. Edgar Allan Poe is here
with his classic detective tale of a letter gone astray and the
cunning way in which it is retrieved. Lawrence Block tells of the
correspondence between a death-row inmate and the brother of the
woman he killed, and of the deadly consequences for both. Ellery
Queen investigates a puzzling philatelic theft. And Matt Costello
writes of letters in cyberspace, as a man pours out his heart to a
stranger in a chat room in the last messages he will ever
write.
General
| Imprint: |
Cumberland House Publishing,Us
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Murder Most |
| Release date: |
February 2023 |
| First published: |
April 2001 |
| Editors: |
Martin Harry Greenberg
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
320 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-63026-385-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-63026-385-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781630263850 |
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