The Book of Extraordinary Impossible ..., Maxim Jakubowski
The Book of Extraordinary Impossible ..., Maxim Jakubowski
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The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths
The Best New Original Stories of the Genre

Author: Maxim Jakubowski

Narrator: Kevin Kemp

Unabridged: 12 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scribd Audio

Published: 07/21/2020


Synopsis

Some of the Latest and Best from the Whodunnit Genre — The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths is the latest collection from legendary murder mystery editor and writer Maxim Jakubowski. Filled with impossible murders and puzzling plot twists that keep your eyes on the page and brain on the mysteries until the last page.

Clever fictional crime stories — Some of mystery fiction's most inventive talents from the USA and UK offer a series of brand-new ingenious murder stories that will have you scratching your brow until the very last minute and delighting in Machiavellian solutions. Enjoy the third volume in Mango's innovative collections of the best crime stories fiction has to offer.

Enigmas and puzzling plot twists — Crime mystery fiction can be full of impenetrable conundrums and endless question marks when the story itself becomes a reality-defying puzzle for the sleuth to solve. A murder has been committed but how could it have happened? Was the room locked from the inside? Was the suspect or killer actually close to the scene or miles away? Why does the body show no sign of violence? Where is the murder weapon? Was the right person actually killed?

Fresh innovative murder stories — The locked room murder genre has always been a favorite. Collected by Maxim Jakubowski, one of the genre's eminent award-winning editors, his latest book features never before seen stories by some of the most renowned American and British crime and thriller authors of today, including British Science Fiction Award winner Eric Brown, Derringer Award winner O'Neil de Noux, and multiple CWA Dagger Award winners and nominees.

A fan of Maxim Jakubowski’s The Book of Extraordinary Historical Mystery Stories and The Book of Extraordinary Amateur Sleuth and Private Eye Stories? Reader of books such as Best American Mystery Stories 2018, Her Body and Other Parties, or The Big Book of Female Detectives? A movie goer who liked Clue or Knives Out? Jakubowski’s latest book is for you.

About Maxim Jakubowski

Maxim Jakubowski is a novelist and editor. A United Kingdom native, he opened the world-famous Murder One bookshop in London in 1988. He compiles two acclaimed annual series for the Mammoth list, Best New Erotica and Best British Crime. He is a recipient of the Anthony and Karel awards, a frequent TV and radio broadcaster, crime columnist for the Guardian newspaper, and literary director of London's Crime Scene Festival. He lives in London, United Kingdom.


Reviews

An anthology that I found a little different from others, I just realized that the title is longer than I thought and the words "puzzling death" are included, that does make sense because I did wonder in some stories where the crime was. The other thing that makes me say different is that several st......more

Goodreads review by Theunis

This book has a mix of the good and the bad. Some are real locked room murders, but others are either science fiction or supernatural stories. And among the real locked room murders some are good and some are bad, some even very bad. A mixed bag where everybody will find some stories that they like.......more

Goodreads review by Lynda

Mainly enjoyable but not the "best".......more

Goodreads review by Amy

20% badly-written stories, 70% average, 10% gems. With only 18 stories to choose from, this means you get only two really good ones. I’ll leave you to figure out which are which.......more

The narration of the audiobook put me off mainly, this was due got he weird accents the narrator was using to recreate characters; while I appreciate the dedication it was over the top and off putting in some areas. The stories themselves were a mix of good and bad, seemingly better towards the end,......more