Looking Back. The British Library republishes a series of classic spy thrillers and crime novels from the golden age of British detective fiction
I’d never thought of the British Library as a publisher and even less, have thought of them as being involved in the crime and thriller fiction genre. So, I was surprised to find that The British library publish a wide range of books including crime and thrillers, helping to return to life a range of books that have been out of print for some time. Here’s a taste of what they’re offering. E Phillips Oppenheim was one of the most popular and successful writers of spy fiction in the early half of the twentieth century, known in his time as The Prince of Storytellers! He wrote more than a hundred novels and The British Library republished two of his classics in August 2014. The Spy Paramount is regarded by many as influencing Ian Fleming’s James Bond. This book is a gripping and sophisticated tale of a spy who saves the world, featuring all the glamour of yachts, cocktail parties and high society across the cities of Europe. ...