title: In the Shadow of Agatha Christie: Classic Crime Fiction by Forgotten Female Writers: 1850-1917
author:  Leslie S. Klinger 
description: Stellar. Much more than quaint curiosities, the 16 entries from women crime writers who preceded Christie are enjoyable in their own right. This is a must-have volume for classic crime fans.<br /> - <strong><em>Publisher's Weekly (starred)</em></strong><br /><br />Klinger the archivist and editor has done the field an invaluable service by excavating so many stories. Shows Victorian women actively working the field long before Miss Marple.<br /> - <strong><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong><br /><br />Illuminating and entertaining.<br /> - <strong><em>Mystery Scene Magazine</em></strong><br /><br />Unreservedly recommended for community libraries and the personal reading lists of dedicated mystery buffs.<br /> - <strong><em>The Midwest Book Review</em></strong><br /><br />Beautifully published and full of delights.<br /> - <strong><em>A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window</em></strong><br /><br />A winner for fans of classic mysteries and a complete joy.<br /> - <strong><em>Bookreporter</em></strong><br /><br />You owe it to yourself to read this collection. The reader is sure to be amazed, delighted, and entertained from one end of the book to the other.<br /> - <strong><em>The Oklahoman</em></strong><br /><br />A welcome addition to anyones library of crime fiction.<br /> - <strong><em>Popular Culture Association</em></strong><br /><br />A most enjoyable and intriguing book.<br /> - <strong><em>The Washington Times (Praise for ECHOES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES)</em></strong>
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  **Praise for Anne Perry**  
   _and her_  
  VICTORIAN MYSTERIES  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  “Intelligently written and historically fascinating.”
  
  
  _—The Wall Street Journal_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “[Perry is] the most adroit sleight-of-hand practitioner since Agatha
  Christie.”
  
  
  _—Chicago Sun-Times_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “You can count on a Perry tale to be superior.”
  
  
  _—The San Diego Union-Tribune_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “Few mystery writers this side of Arthur Conan Doyle can evoke Victorian
  London with such relish for detail and mood.”
  
  
  _—San Francisco Chronicle_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “[A] master of crime fiction who rarely fails to deliver a strong story and a
  colorful cast of characters.”
  
  
  —Baltimore _Sun_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  BY ANNE PERRY
  
  
  FEATURING WILLIAM MONK
  
  
  _The Face of a Stranger_
  
  
  _A Dangerous Mourning_
  
  
  _Defend and Betray_
  
  
  _A Sudden, Fearful Death_
  
  
  _The Sins of the Wolf_
  
  
  _Cain His Brother_
  
  
  _A Breach of Promise_
  
  
  _The Twisted Root_
  
  
  _Slaves of Obsession Funeral i