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Past Poisons: An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime »

Book cover image of Past Poisons: An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historical Crime by Maxim Jakubowski

Authors: Maxim Jakubowski
ISBN-13: 9781596871601, ISBN-10: 1596871601
Format: Paperback
Publisher: ibooks, Incorporated
Date Published: December 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Maxim Jakubowski

Book Synopsis

Edith Pargeter, who also writes under the name Ellis Peters, previously combined her passion for history and storytelling in her creation of the much-loved monk, Brother Cadfael. It was she who paved the way for many others to explore the past through the thriving field of historical mysteries, and for this she was loved by readers and other writers alike. Past Poisons is a bumper crop of outstanding new short stories by the leading American and British historical crime writers, all wishing to pay tribute to the work of Ellis Peters.

Table of Contents

Introductionvii
A Counter-Blast to Tobacco1
Wheel in the Sky29
Starstruck at San Simeon49
Death by Eros83
Damned Spot111
Showmen123
The Padder's Lesson139
To Dispose of an Abbot149
The Mamur Zapt and the Catherine Wheel181
The Great Brogonye205
The Unkindest Cut219
Girl Talk251
Invitation to a Poisoning285
The Last High Queen313
To Encourage the Others329
Psalm for a Dead Disciple339
Handsel Monday369
An Academic Question387
Hellfire405
The Party May Yet Be Living443

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