The Сlassic Detective Novels. Ronald Arbuthnott Knox Collection (5 Books). Illustrated: The Three Taps, The Footsteps at the Lock, The Body in the Silo, Still Dead, Double Cross Purposes

by Ronald Knox

Step into the world of classic Golden Age detective fiction with The Classic Detective Ronald Arbuthnott Knox Collection, a masterful anthology featuring five of Knox’s most celebrated mysteries. Known as one of the founding members of the prestigious Detection Club, Knox brings his signature wit, intricate plotting, and intellectual challenge to each of these unforgettable cases, starring the astute and dryly humorous investigator Miles Bredon.

1164 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2025

About the author

Monsignor Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was a Roman Catholic priest, theologian, author of detective stories, as well as a writer and a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio.

Knox had attended Eton College and won several scholarships at Balliol College, Oxford. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1912 and was appointed chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford, but he left in 1917 upon his conversion to Catholicism. In 1918 he was ordained a Catholic priest. Knox wrote many books of essays and novels. Directed by his religious superiors, he re-translated the Latin Vulgate Bible into English, using Hebrew and Greek sources, beginning in 1936.

He died on 24 August 1957 and his body was brought to Westminster Cathedral. Bishop Craven celebrated the requiem mass, at which Father Martin D'Arcy, a Jesuit, preached the panegyric. Knox was buried in the churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Mells.

Reviews

[William E. Ferreira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unique mysteries

Well worth reading though they might test your patience as they are very wordy. I will definitely search for more of Mr. Knox's books.