The Vanishing Toy Shop, the most famous adventure of master crime writer Edmund Crispin's classic detective Gervase Fen, is an unmissable opportunity for both fans of the genre and readers who want to embark on a unique adventure in 20th century England.

Poet Richard Cadogan is on vacation in Oxford when he finds himself caught up in complicated events. Arriving in the city late at night, Cadogan notices that the door of a toy shop is open. Thinking that he will find thieves inside, he enters the shop but finds the corpse of an old woman. Before he has a chance to examine the body, he is knocked unconscious by a blow to the head. When he comes to in the morning, the first thing he does is to go to the police and tell them what he saw. But now there is neither a toy store nor a woman's corpse. Who can solve such a seemingly impossible case? Of course, Gervase Fen, who has made a name for himself in Oxford with his endless energy, strange behavior and speeches.

"Entertaining adventures." -Washington Post

"An incredible sense of humor." -Independent