The Measure of Malice : Scientific Detection Stories
11.00€
| ISBN | 9780712352895 |
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- Edited by:Martin Edwards
- Series:British Library Crime Classics
- Format:Paperback / softback, Publisher:British Library Publishing
- Imprint:British Library Publishing
- ISBN:9780712352895
- Published:10 Sep 2019
- Classifications:Anthologies (non-poetry),
- Readership:General (US: Trade)
- Weight:324g
- Dimensions:132 x 190 x 23 (mm)
- Pub. Country:United Kingdom
- For sale in:All countries
Description
The detective’s role is simple: to catch the culprit. Yet behind each casual observation lies a learned mind, trained on finding the key to the mystery. Crimes, whatever their form, are often best solved through deliberations of logic – preferably amid complicated gadgetry and a pile of hefty scientific volumes.
The detectives in this collection are masters of scientific deduction, whether they are identifying the perpetrator from a single scrap of fabric, or picking out the poison from a sinister line-up. Containing stories by R Austin Freeman, J J Connington and the master of logical reasoning, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Measure of Malice collects tales of rational thinking to prove the power of the human brain over villainous deeds.