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Issue Details: First known date: 1936... 1936 The Anatomy of Murder : Famous Crimes Critically Considered by Members of the Detective Club
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Notes

  • Contents indexed selectively. Only works written by Australian authors or with Australian content are individually indexed on AustLit.
  • The complete table of contents is as follows:

    • Death of Henry Kinder (Helen Simpson).
    • Constance Kent (John Rhode).
    • The Case of Adelaide Bartlett (Margaret Cole).
    • An Impression of the Landru Case (E.R. Punshon).
    • The Murder of Julia Wallace (Dorothy L. Sayers).
    • The Rattenbury Case (Frances Iles).
    • A New Zealand Tragedy (Freeman Wills Crofts).

Contents

* Contents derived from the New York (City), New York (State),
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Macmillan , 1937 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Death of Henry Kinder, Helen Simpson , single work non-fiction crime

One of a collection of true-crime stories published as part of an anthology from members of the Detection Club (sometimes called the Detective Club in the US). Helen Simpson's contribution focused on Henry Kinder, whose wife, Ellen, had been having an affair with Louis Bertrand, a dentist in Wynyard Square, Sydney. Bertrand attempted several times to murder Kinder (including, on one occasion, shooting him, which injured but did not kill him); Ellen eventually took matters into her own hands, poisoning her husband. Bertrand was convicted for the crime and sentenced to death (Ellen was discharged for lack of evidence). Sir Julian Salomons argued for a new trial, which was ultimately not granted, but Bertrand's sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      John Lane ,
      1936 .
      Extent: 336p.p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Macmillan ,
      1937 .
      image of person or book cover 4897106285032314048.jpg
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      Extent: 335p.p.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Pocket Books ,
      1950 .
      Extent: 291p.p.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      HarperCollins Australia ,
      2014 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 355p.p.
      Note/s:
      • With an introduction by Martin Edwards.
      ISBN: 0007569688, 9780007569687
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