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The Thief Who Played Dead

Gerald Kersh

First published February 1954
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Karmesin

Synopsis

Karmesin relates to Kersh how he stole an undiscovered Shakespearean poem from the tomb of Edmund Spenser in Westminster Abbey.

Publications (7)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 1954 The Saturday Evening Post, February 13, 1954 MAGAZINE
July 1960 Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1960 MAGAZINE 118
September 1960 Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (UK), September 1960 MAGAZINE
1969 Ellery Queen's 1969 Anthology Davis Publications Anthology
June 2003 Karmesin: World's Greatest Criminal – or Most Outrageous Liar Crippen & Landru Publishers Collection 97|13
June 2003 Karmesin: World's Greatest Criminal – or Most Outrageous Liar Crippen & Landru Publishers Collection 97
September 2016 Karmesin: World's Greatest Criminal – or Most Outrageous Liar Crippen & Landru Publishers Collection |13