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The story begins at a fancy dress party where murderers and victims dance beneath a mock gallows. But the revelry takes a sinister turn when a real victim is discovered.... More

The renowned British crime writer&’s classic locked-room Golden Age mystery that introduced amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham.   A party at Layton Court, the country house of Victor Stanworth, is disrupted when the host is found shot through the forehead in his own library, a suicide as far as the pol... More

"[Anthony Berkeley's] tale of petty rivalries, affairs, and revenge plots is so deliciously entertaining. [Murder in the Basement is] a pioneering example of the "whowasdunin" that, like that corpse in the basement, richly deserves exhumation."— Kirkus ReviewsWhen two newlyweds discover that a corps... More

"A witty and tricky plot and a genuinely shocking conclusion."—Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewA mystery dinner theater party thrown by local author with a taste "for rather gruesome humor" requires guests come dressed as infamous killers—Jack the Ripper, Dr. Crippen, and the like. Whatever could g... More

Otro apasionante caso del detective Roger Sheringham. Miembro, junto a Dorothy L. Sayers o Agatha Christie, del selecto club de escritores de misterio de los años treinta, Anthony Berkeley aportó al género hondura y refinamiento psicológicos y creó un detective atípico e inolvidable: Roger Shering... More

El primer caso del gran detective inglés Roger Sheringham. Victor Stanworth, propietario de Layton Court, invita a unos amigos a pasar unos días con él, pero una mañana aparece muerto en la biblioteca. Se desconoce si se ha suicidado o ha sido asesinado. Uno de los invitados es Roger Sheringham -el... More

El caso más famoso del detective Roger Sheringham: un verdadero puzle. Seguimos con nuestra serie dedicada al detective Sheringham, en esta ocasión con uno de sus más célebres casos. En el Londres de los años veinte, seis miembros del Club del Crimen se reúnen para tratar de resolver un caso que ha... More

Victor Stanworth, propietario de Layton Court, invita a unos amigos a pasar unos días con él, pero una mañana aparece muerto en la biblioteca. Se desconoce si se ha suicidado o ha sido asesinado. Uno de los invitados es Roger Sheringham -el gran detective de Berkeley-, quien se encarga de investigar... More

Seguimos con nuestra serie dedicada al detective Sheringham, en esta ocasión con uno de sus más célebres casos. En el Londres de los años veinte, seis miembros del Club del Crimen se reúnen para tratar de resolver un caso que ha dejado perplejos a los policías de New Scotland Yard: la muerte de la S... More

Who killed Admiral Penistone, and sent him drifting down the river in the Vicar's dinghy? This is a detection story by twelve members of Britain's Detection Club, each writing a chapter, and none of them knowing the solution. Includes Agatha Christie.... More

Six “perfect murders” by Margery Allingham, Dorothy L. Sayers, and other Golden Age Mystery authors of the Detection Club—plus an essay by Agatha Christie. Founded in England in the 1930s, the Detection Club brought together an impressive array of Golden Age Mystery authors. Their projects includ... More

With “a touch of genius,” this round-robin mystery follow-up to The Floating Admiral features famous detectives including Lord Peter Wimsey (The Times Literary Supplement). Following the success of The Floating Admiral, in which certain members of the Detection Club—including Agatha Christie, Doro... More

It’s “great fun” when a baker’s dozen of Golden Age authors collaborate on a whodunit—including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton (The Guardian). Originally published in 1931, The Floating Admiral is a classic literary collaboration by members of the Detection Club, in whic... More