Publisher's Synopsis
This collection, with a Foreword by the creator of the Brother Cadfael books, gathers together some of the best stories in the genre of crime fiction epitomised by "The Name of the Rose".;The bestselling historical detectives are featured, including Cadfael himself, Brother Atheistan, Decius Metellus, Sister Frevisse, Sam Johnson, August Dupin, Ben Snow, Captain Cork and many others.;Mike Ashley is the editor of "The Camelot Chronicles", "The Pendragon Chronicles", "The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels ", and other anthologies.