Smith Derek Howe (15 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Publisher's Weekly calls Derek Smith's Whistle Up The Devil one of the most intelligent and crafty impossible murder novels of all time. Frequently cited in Top 10 locked room mystery lists, and nominated to the Masterpiece category in Roland Lacourbe et al's 1001 Chambres Closes (1001 Locked Rooms) 2013 bibliography, Whistle up the Devil (1953) is an indispensable addition to any locked room lover's library. But Derek Smith also wrote two other impossible crime novels, neither of which was published in the USA or the UK: -Come to Paddington Fair (1997) featured the same series detective Algy Lawrence, solving a very clever murder in plain sight on a London stage during a live performance, which no one could have committed. Its Japanese publisher called it a masterpiece.-Model for Murder, written as an addition to the Sexton Blake canon, but probably too cerebral for the audience, it is nevertheless a well-constructed thriller with an ingenious locked room puzzle.This omnibus edition includes all three novels, together with an introduction by noted locked room expert Bob Adey, who knew Derek well, plus an unpublished short story (not an impossible crime.) It also includes a mass of illuminating background material about this little-known Golden Age writer who deserves a much wider audience.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: new.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A unique copy of the scarce first edition of Smith's second mystery, following Whistle Up the Devil in 1953. Algy Lawrence investigates when an actress is killed on stage after the prop gun is loaded with live rounds. Number 3045 of Adey's Locked Room Murders Supplement by Brian Skupin. Lightly bumped with a short crease to the lower corner of the rear cover. Jacket shows light edge wear with a corresponding crease. Signed by Smith on the verso of the copyright page. Inscribed opposite the contents page "For Marvin Lachman with many thanks for his kind comments re "Whistle Up the Devil" and in the hope this follow-up adventure helps to solve "the biggest mystery of all: What happened to ?" Derek Smith." Laid in is a note from George Malcolm Thomson of the Evening Standard to Smith, dated 6th July, 1950. Signed by Author.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 624 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.41 inches. This item is printed on demand.