hpuphd's review
3.0
“Lost” seems to mean “obscure” stories from the early days of British crime fiction, but they are engaging and enjoyable. Two are short plays that are left out of the audiobook version.
heathssm's review
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
slferg's review
5.0
Some of the authors of the golden age of mystery (crime) fiction. These are unpublished or very early published stories first published as a serial in a newspaper or short story in a magazine. There are some very interesting stories here by well-known authors and a few that I wasn't familiar with but would now like to read more of their stories.
claudia_is_reading's review against another edition
3.75
As with every anthology, there are stories here that I liked and stories that I didn't. They are varied and cover a broad spectrum of mystery tales, although some are awfully outdated (racism, misogyny and xenophobe show their ugly face).
I liked the introductions and, mainly, the short biographic notes at the end because, in some cases, at least for me, some of these authors were unknown.
All in all, an entertaining book.
I liked the introductions and, mainly, the short biographic notes at the end because, in some cases, at least for me, some of these authors were unknown.
All in all, an entertaining book.
mon_ique's review
3.0
Overall, quite happy with this find.
My favorite stories were The Man With the Twisted Thumb (I so want to read more about these characters... love the jump scares in this ironically) and The Rum Punch was quite well written. Anthony Berkley and Christianna Brand are authors I've never heard of and would love to read more of.
Before Insulin was definitely an interesting taste of that early idea of a scam plot. Linckes' Great Case was also pretty great!
The Euthanasia of Hillarie's Aunt was so darkly ironic... In fact, add to that The Fool and the Perfect Murder, and The Starting Handle Murder.
My favorite stories were The Man With the Twisted Thumb (I so want to read more about these characters... love the jump scares in this ironically) and The Rum Punch was quite well written. Anthony Berkley and Christianna Brand are authors I've never heard of and would love to read more of.
Before Insulin was definitely an interesting taste of that early idea of a scam plot. Linckes' Great Case was also pretty great!
The Euthanasia of Hillarie's Aunt was so darkly ironic... In fact, add to that The Fool and the Perfect Murder, and The Starting Handle Murder.
jcguzzetta's review
3.0
Fascinating! Some really interesting stories! I discovered some new authors that I want to check out, too. If I remember correctly, I was a little disappointed by Georgette Heyer's story, since I adore her. But still a fun collection of stories all the way around.
angela_king's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
halellery's review against another edition
3.0
It's a book of short stories - classic detective stories from some of the great criminal authors. All good and well, except that short stories aren't my cup of tea. I don't know why I keep doing this to myself.