Edmund Crispin

Crispin, Edmund

Beware of the Trains

Gervase Fen, Oxford professor and amateur detective, tackles sixteen baffling cases, including the disappearance of a conductor from his trainRead more

Buried For Pleasure

In the sleepy English village of Sanford Angelorum, Professor Gervase Fen is taking a break from his books to run for Parliament.  At first glance, the village he's come to canvass seems perfectly peaceful, but Fen soon discovers that appearances can be deceptive; someone in the village has...Read more

Buried for Pleasure, Edmund Crispin

Originally published in the 1940's the Gervase Fen mysteries are one of those rights of passage for crime lovers.  Or at least they were in my house as I was growing up.  Vintage Books have done us all an enormous favour in turning their attention back to some of the classic books - and...Read more