Fantastic Crimes, Anne Perry
Fantastic Crimes, Anne Perry
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Fantastic Crimes
Four Bibliomysteries by Bestselling Authors

Author: Anne Perry, Elizabeth George, Christopher Fowler, F. Paul Wilson

Narrator: Nicole Poole, Steven Crossley

Unabridged: 6 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2021


Synopsis

Book-centered mystery novellas from four masters of the craft.

From Anne Perry, the New York Times bestselling author of the Charlotte and Thomas Pitt series, comes The Scroll: Hapless bookseller Monty Danforth's recent discovery of a millennia-old manuscript plunges him into a cutthroat conspiracy.

Christopher Fowler, author of the Bryant and May mysteries, presents Reconciliation Day: One man's obsession with a lost edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula sends him on a dangerous journey to Transylvania.

From F. Paul Wilson, the New York Times bestselling creator of Repairman Jack, comes The Compendium of Srem: Prior Tomás de Torquemada yields the ultimate power, deciding who lives and dies during the Spanish Inquisition, but an ancient, evil tome is about to change that.

Elizabeth George, the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley novels, brings you The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy: A woman's gift for immersing herself in the plot of whatever book she likes draws overwhelming fame—and misfortune.

About Anne Perry

Sometimes the personal story of a particular author seems almost as intriguing as the books they write. Such is the life of British author Anne Perry (aka Juliet Marion Hulme). As a child Hulme was very ill with tuberculosis and ended up being fostered out by a family in the Caribbean. She did get better, and the family moved to a private island in New Zealand, where she describes her life as a Swiss family Robinson type existence. She became ill again and during her bouts of illness through her teen years, she missed most of her childhood education. However, her mother had prepared her by teaching her how to read and write by the time she was four. Her heart always seemed to be in writing.

At the age of 15, Juliet and her best friend plotted and killed her friend's mother. The three went for a walk in the park and Hulme dropped a stone, causing the mother to bend over to pick it up, and her friend hit her own mother on the head with a half brick. They had planned on the strike killing her, but they had to strike her 20 times before she was dead. The girls were put on trial and each served five years in prison. It is said that they never saw each other again after being released. For many years, nobody connected author Anne Perry as the teen murderer, Juliet Hulme. In 1994, the film Heavenly Creatures, portrayed Hulme and her friend Pauline Parker with characters being played by Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey respectively.

Perry's genre of writing covers Victorian Era Detective fiction for the most part. Her novels have been centered around two main characters, Thomas Pitt and William Monk. She has published 47 novels and several collections of stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rubin on October 07, 2024

Great collection of stories I'm reviewing each here in order The scroll  An Allegory, a Commentary, and a supernatural mystery rolled into one this story of a scroll collected after an owners death that may or may not contain answers to Religious questions a well done treatise 4 stars  The compendium......more

Goodreads review by Mirachil27 on March 15, 2019

Bibliophiles Unite! Just loved these four novellas. Very quick read but satisfying. The first three were atmospheric and engaging; The Scroll was so good, I wished it was a full length novel. The Elizabeth George was a disappointment but had a cute ending. Who can resist a mystery about books? These......more

Goodreads review by Clayton on November 26, 2021

Fantastic Crimes is a Fantastic Read. Short stories that are excellent, capturing quirky ideas that are slightly off kilter. Well written science fiction concepts.......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on February 14, 2024

The first few books were weirdly interesting. The last book couldn't end fast enough.......more

Goodreads review by Yosef on April 18, 2021

A collection of short stories, by various authors. Centered on rare or special books.......more