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In Raymond Chandler's favourite novel, Mr Bowling buys the
newspapers only to find out what the latest is on the murders he's
just committed... Mr Bowling is getting away with murder. On each
occasion he buys a newspaper to see whether anyone suspects him.
But there is a war on, and the clues he leaves are going unnoticed.
Which is a shame, because Mr Bowling is not a conventional serial
killer: he wants to get caught so that his torment can end. How
many more newspapers must he buy before the police finally catch up
with him? Donald Henderson was an actor and playwright who had also
written novels as D. H. Landels, but with little success. While
working for the BBC in London during the Second World War, his
fortunes finally changed with Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper, a darkly
satirical portrayal of a murderer that was to be promoted
enthusiastically by Raymond Chandler as his favourite detective
novel. But even the author of The Big Sleep could not save it from
oblivion: it has remained out of print for more than 60 years. This
Detective Club classic is introduced by award-winning novelist
Martin Edwards, author of The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books,
who reveals new information about Henderson's often troubled life
and writing career.
A sensational wartime crime novel about a BBC announcer who abuses
his position to commit crimes against the rich and famous… By day
Ernest Bisham is a velvet-voiced announcer for the BBC; the whole
country recognises the sound of his meticulous pronouncements. By
night, however, Mr Bisham is a cat-burglar, careless about his
loot, but revelling in the danger and excitement of his running
contest with Scotland Yard. But as he gets away with more and more
daring escapades, there will come a time when he goes too far . . .
When Donald Henderson’s Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper caused
something of a sensation, his publishers were keen to capitalise on
their author’s popularity, quickly reissuing The Announcer
(originally published under his pen-name ‘D. H. Landels’) with
the more alluring title A Voice Like Velvet. Despite a small
edition of just 3,000 copies, it was his best reviewed work, as
suspenseful and offbeat as his earlier success. This Detective Club
classic includes an introduction by The Golden Age of Murder’s
Martin Edwards, who explores Henderson’s own BBC career and the
long established tradition of books about gentlemen crooks. The
book also includes a rare Henderson short story, the chilling
‘The Alarm Bell’.
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Exposure to loud noise continues to be the largest cause of hearing
loss in the adult population. The problem of NIHL impacts a number
of disciplines. US standards for permissible noise exposure were
originally published in 1968 and remain largely unchanged today.
Indeed, permissible noise exposure for US personnel is
significantly greater than that allowed in numerous other
countries, including for example, Canada, China, Brazil, Mexico,
and the European Union. However, there have been a number of
discoveries and advances that have increased our understanding of
the mechanisms of NIHL. These advances have the potential to impact
how NIHL can be prevented and how our noise standards can be made
more appropriate.
This is a new release of the original 1947 edition.
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