About the book: 2017 / Heroes of Conan Doyle's stories of the pre-Holmes period, and Chesterton's Father Brown, a padre in a wide-brimmed hat, and the first lady detective Lovedy Brooke, and the first curious teenager in search clues, a couple of noble thieves, brilliant librarians, resourceful lawyers and know-it-all experts... All of them are the harbingers of the classic English detective story! Fifteen great ones created the laws of the genre and violated them themselves, to the great pleasure of the reader. After all, nothing provides more entertainment on a cold, windy evening than a fascinating investigation! Contents: Daniel Defoe. Galloping from Kent to York. Thomas de Quincey. Murder as one of the fine arts Charles Dickens. Thirteenth Juror. Mrs Henry Wood (Ellen Wood). Lost Lina. Music of AngelsArthur Conan Doyle. Secrets of the Covered Carriage (The Cabman's Tale). Defense Ernest William Hornung. Costume performance K. L. Pirkis. Murder at Troits Hill by Jerome K. Jerome. Along a blank wall Gilbert Keith Chesterton. God from the gong. The Riddle of the TrainVictor Lorenzo Whitechurch. The Stolen NecklaceHerbert George Wells. Hemmerpond estate robbery. Reconciliation. On the other side of the window is Richard Marsh. The secret of the mask Ernest Bramah. This clever Mrs. Strathwaite Gregory Squires. The Case of the Three BrahminsA. V. Seymour. Jimmy Brown Cryptogram