American Sherlocks

Nick Rennison

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No Exit Press
01 June 2021

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime; Historical mysteries

Sherlock Holmes is the most famous of all fictional detectives but, across the Atlantic, he had plenty of rivals.

Between 1890 and 1920, American writers created dozens and dozens of crime-solvers. In this thrilling, unusual anthology, editor Nick Rennison gathers together 15 often neglected tales to highlight American crime fiction's early years.

The detectives that feature include Professor Augustus SFX Van Dusen, 'The Thinking Machine', even more cerebral than Holmes; Craig Kennedy, the so-called 'scientific detective'; Uncle Abner, a shrewd backwoodsman in pre-Civil War Virginia; Violet Strange, New York debutante turned criminologist; and Nick Carter, the original pulp private eye.

'An intriguing anthology' - Mail on Sunday

By: Nick Rennison
Imprint: No Exit Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780857304391
ISBN 10: 0857304399
Pages: 1
Publication Date: 01 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

NICK RENNISON is a writer, editor and bookseller with a particular interest in the Victorian era and in crime fiction. He has already compiled several highly entertaining collections of stories from what he considers a golden age of crime fiction, including The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, More Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Supernatural Sherlocks and Sherlock's Sisters. His latest anthology, American Sherlocks, will gather together often neglected tales which highlight American crime fiction's early years.