Young mystery fans will be enthralled by this compelling volume of classic detective fiction. Not even Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot can solve the dilemma of which one of these fifteen exciting and intriguing short stories to read first. The list of suspects - including such classic and contemporary writers as Italo Calvino, Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, and Andrew Vacchs - may offer clues but no solution. Both the burden of proof and the delectation of detection must fall upon the reader as ultimate sleuth.

Edited by Philip Pullman

Contents:

• The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Cold Money by Ellery Queen
• The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie
• Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner
• The Inspiration of Mr. Budd by Dorothy L. Sayers
• From the Files of Inspector Craig by Raymond Smullyan
• Butch Minds the Baby by Damon Runyon
• Murder at St. Oswald’s by Michael Underwood
• The Cross of Lorraine by Isaac Asimov
• The Newdick Helicopter by Leslie Charteris
• More from the Files of Inspector Craig by Raymond Smullyan
• The One-Handed Murderer by Italo Calvino
• The Little Mystery by E.C. Bentley
• Fingerprinting a Ghost from Memories of Murder by Tony Fletcher
• It’s a Hard World by Andrew Henry Vachss
• Maddened by Mystery by Stephen Leacock