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[[edit] | [edit source]]
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[[edit] | [edit source]]
| 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The main characters originate from the Iris Wildthyme stories The Delightful Bag and The Irredeemable Love.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Casebook of the Manleigh Halt Irregulars page at Obverse Books
