Dear readers,
To celebrate the release of the fifteenth volume in our editorial series, we’re excited to present a special English edition: The Real Mysteries of the Masters of Mystery – True Crime Edition
A unique volume for readers who love crime fiction, thrillers, noir, and true crime.
From Agatha Christie to Raymond Chandler - including Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Anne Perry, and Dorothy L. Sayers... this book brings together true stories, carefully reconstructed through testimonies, biographies, and historical sources.
Because sometimes real life is more unsettling than fiction
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THE REAL MYSTERIES OF THE MASTERS OF MYSTERY
Marco Tiano
Publisher: Il Giallista
Pages: 283
Price: $14.99
Release Date: April 20, 2026
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ABOUT THE BOOK:
ABOUT THE BOOK:
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Ten masters of mystery.
Ten true stories.
Ten mysteries reality has never fully unraveled.
They invented perfect crimes, built unforgettable puzzles, and created some of the most iconic detectives in literature - yet their own lives concealed dark truths, secrets, scandals, and tragedies no novel could have imagined.
These are documented events that read like fiction - but they belong to the real lives of writers who turned mystery into an art form.
In this volume, you’ll uncover the real cases that shaped the lives of great authors: Agatha Christie’s eleven-day disappearance that shocked England; Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death, still debated today; and Raymond Chandler’s dramatic suicide attempt after the death of his wife.
You’ll step into the complex private life of Wilkie Collins, divided between two families and two homes. You’ll retrace Ambrose Bierce’s disappearance in revolutionary Mexico. You’ll discover the story of Dorothy L. Sayers’ secret child and the criminal past that marked Anne Perry’s youth.
You’ll also explore: the family tragedy that shaped Ross Macdonald’s life, the tragedy involving Georges Simenon’s daughter, and Cornell Woolrich’s years of self-imposed hotel confinement.
Here, the protagonists are not fictional characters, but the very authors who made crime and noir fiction immortal.
A work of literary true crime that blends biographical investigation, cultural history, and narrative suspense.
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ABOUT THE SERIES
Masters of Mystery is a series dedicated to the authors who shaped the history of detective fiction, thrillers, noir, and suspense.
It brings classic masterpieces back to life - newly translated or previously unpublished—making them fresh, accessible, and engaging for today’s readers.
All volumes are available in paperback exclusively on Amazon.
Gli altri volumi della collana, già disponibili su Amazon:
