The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars (anthology)
The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars was a 2013 short story anthology published by Obverse Books in the Obverse Quarterly series.
The anthology spun off from the Doctor Who spin off Iris Wildthyme.
Publisher's summary
Just who are the Manleigh Halt Irregulars?
Clarissa Miller – feminist writer, widowed by the Great War but now fighting battles far stranger.
Constable Wilson – full of youthful eagerness to get stuck into a mystery, always at risk of not being able to pull himself out again.
Sergeant Whitney – whose slow but methodical approach causes many to underestimate his determination to get to the bottom of matters.
Dogberry – the strange old man with experience of times and places he should have no knowledge of.
Follow their adventures in a time-travelling police station as they encounter monsters, flappers, and arrogant detectives, before seeing the terrible consequences their travels can have…
Stories
| Title | Written by |
|---|---|
| The Last Waltz | Kati Szavai |
| The Mystery of the Drowned Bird | Eddie Robson |
| Tilting at Windmills | Nick Mellish |
| Mr Dogberry's Christmas | Philip Craggs |
| Auld Lang Syne | Matt Kimpton |
Notes
- The main characters originate from the Iris Wildthyme stories The Delightful Bag and The Irredeemable Love.
External links
- Official The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars page at Obverse Books
