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The Azure Hand

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'The really great criminal - even the man who allows himself an occasional breach of the lawa on a grand scale, takes to it like dram drinking - for the stimulus it gives to his system, or merely to add to the interest of life.' The Azure Hand was first published posthumously in 1917 but was possibly written a decade earlier. It has long been out of print and near impossible to find. This new, centenary edition reveals it to be (for its time) a very modern take on fictional detection. Breaking awsay from the Sherlock Holmes school of detective fiction and presaging not just the Golden Age but much later crime writing, The Azure Hand evidences Crockett's storytelling skill, in particular as regards dialogue, with nice touches of wit. Crockett's skill in character creation is mateched in his tight plotting. Taken in context The Azure Hand can clearly be seen as forward looking and experimental.

About the Author :
Samuel Rutherford Crockett (author) Born in Balmaghie on September 24th 1859, Samuel Crocket was the illegitimate son of dairy maid Annie Crocket. He was brought up on the farm of Little Duchrae by his strict Cameronian maternal grandparents, and the family moved to Castle Douglas in 1867. He gained a Galloway bursary to Edinburgh University in 1876. His writing career began as a way to support himself through his studies. He had articles and short stories/sketches published in a wide range of contemporary magazines. He travelled abroad extensively and became a Free Church minister in 1886. He married Ruth Milner in 1887 and they had four children. His writing became successful following the publication in 1893 of 'The Stickit Minister' and he gave up the ministry to concentrate on his writing in 1895. His popular, episodic and serialised style of writing ensured him bestseller status in his day and despite prolonged ill health he published on average 2 novels a year throughout his long career. He died on April 16th 1914 in France.

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'For its time a very modern take on fictional detection... it shows a determination to pick up some of the then popular tropes (clues, footprints etc) and do something relatively fresh with them.' 'The Golden Age writers between the wars focused heavily on clues and plotting, although there was an increasing interest in psychology in the 30s.' 'a hugely interesting and worthwhile project to reissue this book.' (Martin Edwards- Crime Writers' Association)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781910601136
  • Publisher: Ayton Publishing Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Ayton Publishing Limited
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 326
  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Width: 133 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1910601136
  • Publisher Date: 24 Jul 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 426 gr


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