Masterpieces of Murder: Intriguing and Unusual Crime Stories

Written by G. K. Chesterton, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrated by Cathy Dobson

A fascinating collection of intriguing and unusual classic murder stories by some of the masters of mystery and crime writing. 1."His Brother’s Keeper", by W. W. Jacobs 2. "The Murder of the Mandarin", by Arnold Bennett 3. "The Perfect Murder", by Stacy Aumonier 4. "The Hammer of God", by G. K. Chesterton 5. "The Shadow of the Shark", by G. K. Chesterton 6. "Diamond Cut Diamond", by F. Britten Austin 7. "Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe", by Nathaniel Hawthorne 8. "The Murder of the Countess Goerlitz", by S. Baring-Gould 9. "Markheim", by Robert Louis Stevenson 10. "The Mystery of Marie Roget", by Edgar Allan Poe 11. "The Hair", by A. J. Alan 12. "The Bundle of Letters", by Maurus Jokai 13. "The Saloon Passenger", by E. W. Hornung 14. "Berenice", by Edgar Allan Poe

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Door Consulting
• Release date: Aug 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781467695480

G. K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English writer, philosopher and critic known for his creative wordplay. Born in London, Chesterton attended St. Paul’s School before enrolling in the Slade School of Fine Art at University College. His professional writing career began as a freelance critic where he focused on art and literature. He then ventured into fiction with his novels The Napoleon of Notting Hill and The Man Who Was Thursday as well as a series of stories featuring Father Brown.