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|release date = [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | |release date = [[26 April (releases)|26 April]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | ||
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|series = [[Obverse Quarterly]] | |series = [[Obverse Quarterly]] | ||
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'''''The Obverse Book of Detectives''''' was the final anthology published by [[Obverse Books]] in the ''[[Obverse Quarterly]]'' series. Each of the stories was a detective story set in an unorthodox setting, meant to "stretch the boundaries of detective fiction".<ref>[http://onereed.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-unwoken-princess.html The Unwoken Princess | Onereed]</ref> Five of the six stories have no connection to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', but its sixth story, ''[[The Unwoken Princess (short story)|The Unwoken Princess]]'', features [[Icnopilli]] from [[Lawrence Burton]]'s ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' novel ''[[Against Nature (novel)|Against Nature]]''. | '''''The Obverse Book of Detectives''''' was the final anthology published by [[Obverse Books]] in the ''[[Obverse Quarterly]]'' series. Each of the stories was a detective story set in an unorthodox setting, meant to "stretch the boundaries of detective fiction".<ref>[http://onereed.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-unwoken-princess.html The Unwoken Princess | Onereed]</ref> Five of the six stories have no connection to ''[[Doctor Who]]'', but its sixth story, ''[[The Unwoken Princess (short story)|The Unwoken Princess]]'', features [[Icnopilli]] from [[Lawrence Burton]]'s ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' novel ''[[Against Nature (novel)|Against Nature]]''. | ||
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And now, for the first time, the Obverse detectives join the throng; in [[prisoner of war|POW]] camps, gentlemen's clubs and settings even more vile than that, as intriguing a collection of sleuths and P.I.s as can be imagined ply their trade… | And now, for the first time, the Obverse detectives join the throng; in [[prisoner of war|POW]] camps, gentlemen's clubs and settings even more vile than that, as intriguing a collection of sleuths and P.I.s as can be imagined ply their trade… | ||
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|''The Sorcerous Dogsnatchers of Fishwife Lane''||Chantelle Messier | |''The Sorcerous Dogsnatchers of Fishwife Lane''||[[Chantelle Messier]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:28, 3 October 2024
- You may be looking for Tales of the Great Detectives (anthology).
The Obverse Book of Detectives was the final anthology published by Obverse Books in the Obverse Quarterly series. Each of the stories was a detective story set in an unorthodox setting, meant to "stretch the boundaries of detective fiction".[1] Five of the six stories have no connection to Doctor Who, but its sixth story, The Unwoken Princess, features Icnopilli from Lawrence Burton's Faction Paradox novel Against Nature.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
From M Dupin to Mr Sherlock Holmes, Sexton Blake to Lord Peter Wimsey, Miss Marple to Agatha Raisin, literature is full of genius detectives, solving impossible crimes.
And now, for the first time, the Obverse detectives join the throng; in POW camps, gentlemen's clubs and settings even more vile than that, as intriguing a collection of sleuths and P.I.s as can be imagined ply their trade…
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Title | Author |
| The Sorcerous Dogsnatchers of Fishwife Lane | Chantelle Messier |
| The Bog-Man of Bond Street | Thomas H Pugh |
| The Crimson Dagger | Jamie Hailstone |
| The Witchfinder | Paul Hiscock |
| Exit Stage Left | Mark Manley |
| The Unwoken Princess | Lawrence Burton |
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Pitching information for the story was published on Duotrope.com in February 2012.[2]
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Obverse Book of Detectives page at Obverse Books
