Edwards, Martin,  1955-, <br/><br/>
The golden age of murder :  the mystery of the writers who invented the modern detective story / 
Martin Edwards. 
 - xxiv, 481 pages :  illustrations, portraits ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-457) and index. 
<br/><br/> A real-life detective story, investigating how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction, writing books casting new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to their authors' darkest secrets. The Detection Club authors were young, ambitious and at the cutting edge of popular culture. Fascinated by real life crimes, they cracked unsolved cases and threw down challenges to Scotland Yard, using their fiction to take revenge on people who hurt them, to conduct covert relationships, and even as an outlet for homicidal fantasy. Their books anticipated not only CSI, Jack Reacher and Gone Girl, but also Lord of the Flies. The Club occupies a unique place in Britain's cultural history, and its influence on storytelling in fiction, film and television throughout the world continues to this day. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780008105969 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Detection Club.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.<br/>Detective and mystery stories, English--Bio-bibliography.<br/>English fiction--20th century--Bio-bibliography.<br/>Novelists, English--Biography.<br/>Murder in literature.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>823.087209