MARTIN HEWITT INVESTIGATOR

The most serious rival to Sherlock Holmes in the 1890s was probably Martin Hewitt, the creation of Arthur Morrison who achieved considerable fame for his stories of life among the poor of London. Here are seven stories all written in the mid-1890s which are cleverly plotted and extremely entertaining. Martin Hewitt is a likeable detective, less arrogant than Sherlock Holmes, and even inclined to be polite to policemen. Arthur Morrison was a founding member of The Detection Club in the 1930s along with Agatha Christie and here his ingenious detective owns his own successful detective agency, taking on cases in London's East End when the police have been unsuccessful or confounded. A Collectable Crime Classic, complete and unabridged with gold tooling, gilt edged pages, pagemarker and glossary. 256pp.