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Murder, Ancient and Modern
The stories in this anthology were written over a period of almost thirty years, and cover the best part of two millennia.
Murder and miracles --
The hunchback and the stammerer --
War hath made all friends --
Domesday deferred --
The shoulder-blade of a ram --
Perfect shadows --
A black death --
A gift from God --
Squinting at death --
Murder at anchor --
Comical revenge --
Radical dandy --
Slaughter in the strand --
The sea horse --
Blind eyes --
Second fiddle --
Sea voices --
Psalm for a dead disciple --
Murder and miracles --
The hunchback and the stammerer --
War hath made all friends --
Domesday deferred --
The shoulder-blade of a ram --
Perfect shadows --
A black death --
A gift from God --
Squinting at death --
Murder at anchor --
Comical revenge --
Radical dandy --
Slaughter in the strand --
The sea horse --
Blind eyes --
Second fiddle --
Sea voices --
Psalm for a dead disciple --
- GenresMystery
264 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2005
About the author
Edward Marston
229 books473 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
A pseudonym used by Keith Miles
AKA A.E. Marston
Keith Miles (born 1940) is an English author, who writes under his own name and also historical fiction and mystery novels under the pseudonym Edward Marston. He is known for his mysteries set in the world of Elizabethan theatre. He has also written a series of novels based on events in the Domesday Book, a series of The Railway Detective and a series of The Home Front Detective.
Series contributed to:
. Malice Domestic
. Crime Through Time
. Perfectly Criminal
A pseudonym used by Keith Miles
AKA A.E. Marston
Keith Miles (born 1940) is an English author, who writes under his own name and also historical fiction and mystery novels under the pseudonym Edward Marston. He is known for his mysteries set in the world of Elizabethan theatre. He has also written a series of novels based on events in the Domesday Book, a series of The Railway Detective and a series of The Home Front Detective.
Series contributed to:
. Malice Domestic
. Crime Through Time
. Perfectly Criminal
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May 15, 2025Read so far:
*Murder and miracles --
The hunchback and the stammerer--3
War hath made all friends--1
Domesday deferred --
The shoulder-blade of a ram --
Perfect shadows --
A black death --
A gift from God --2
Squinting at death --
Murder at anchor --
Comical revenge --3
Radical dandy --
Slaughter in the strand --2
The sea horse --
Blind eyes --3
Second fiddle --
Sea voices --
Psalm for a dead disciple --
***
Here, there and everywhere
Hogmanay homicide
The madwoman of Usk
Safe and sound
The St. Valentine's Day massacre
The Shakespeare express
Tom of ten thousand
*Murder and miracles --
The hunchback and the stammerer--3
War hath made all friends--1
Domesday deferred --
The shoulder-blade of a ram --
Perfect shadows --
A black death --
A gift from God --2
Squinting at death --
Murder at anchor --
Comical revenge --3
Radical dandy --
Slaughter in the strand --2
The sea horse --
Blind eyes --3
Second fiddle --
Sea voices --
Psalm for a dead disciple --
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Here, there and everywhere
Hogmanay homicide
The madwoman of Usk
Safe and sound
The St. Valentine's Day massacre
The Shakespeare express
Tom of ten thousand
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May 24, 2023Great stories well proofread and typeset.
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May 2, 2015Short stories by Edward Marston, scarily prolific Welsh historical mystery writer. Good research, but the prose is serviceable at best.
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