British Library

From the flood myths of Babylon, the Mahabharata and the Bible, to 20th century psychological storms, this foray into troubled waters, heat waves, severe winters, hurricanes, and hailstones offers the perfect read on a rainy day--or night. Featuring a selection of some of the finest writers in the English language--Algernon Blackwood, Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, and more--this collection of weird tales will delight and disturb.

'Luke flung the light of his torch full onto the face of the immobile figure. Then he had the shock of his life. The man had no face! Where his face should have been was a sort of inhuman, uniform blank!' When a body is found at an isolated garage, Inspector Meredith is drawn into a complex investigation where every clue leads to another puzzle: was this a suicide, or something more sinister? Why was the dead man planning to flee the country? And how is this connected to the shady business dealings of the garage? This classic mystery novel is set amidst the stunning scenery of a small village in the Lake District. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s.

A companion to the popular "Classic Crime" series, from the award-winning president of the Detection Club and Chair of the Crime Writers' Association. Looks at the history of the crime and detective novel, through 100 novels.

Part of the "Classic Crime" series, this is another mystery from the author of "The Lake District Murder" and "The Cornish Coast Murder". Set in the shadow of Chanctonbury Ring on the Sussex Downs, it again features the doughty Inspector Meredith, as a blood-spattered Hillman Minx is found, but no body.