In a deal begun at the London International Book Fair and consummated at Frankfurt, the Scottsdale, Ariz., press took North American rights to both a classics crime and a classic spy series.

THE MURDER OF MY AUNT. by Richard Hull (British Library £8.99) . A new entry into the British Library Crime Classics series, Richard Hull strikes a resounding note of originality.

The British Library has struck gold with its Crime Classics series, for which I'm the consultant. We feature long-forgotten books, some of them out of print for 70 years or more.

If so, have I got a series for you: the wildly successful British Library Crime Classics. The series — edited by Martin Edwards, a distinguished writer who contributes incisive introductions ...

So opens this exceptional entry in the British Library Crime Classics series from Meredith (1899–1973), an undeservedly obscure author better known for the books she wrote as Anthony Gilbert.

British Library Crime Classics, Library of Congress Crime Classics, American Mystery Classics, Soho Crime, Locked Room International, Stark House Press, Crippen & Landru and several others have ...

British Library Crime Classics, Library of Congress Crime Classics, American Mystery Classics, Soho Crime, Locked Room International, Stark House Press, Crippen & Landru and several others have ...

THE PROGRESS OF A CRIME. by Julian Symons (British Library Crime Classics £8.99, 224 pp). One of the finest mystery writers in the classic tradition, Julian Symons was too much of a realist to ...