"Cops on the box" have been among the more popular series on television. This collection, collected and introduced by Peter Haining brings together some of the short stories on which these series were based. Contributors include Ruth Rendell, Dick Francis, Brian Clemens, and Antonia Fraser.

Contents:

• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries by Ruth Rendell
• Crime Photographer by George Harmon Coxe
• Scotland Yard by Edgar Lustgarten
• Perry Mason by Erle Stanley Gardner
• Naked City by William F. Nolan
• Softly, Softly by Elwyn Jones
• Maigret by Georges Simenon
• The Professionals by Brian Clemens
• Jemima Shore Investigates by Antonia Fraser
• The Racing Game by Dick Francis
• Minder by Tony Hoare
• New Columbo by Richard Levinson & William Link