• Who burglarized the train heading for Victoria Station, and whatever became of its conductor?
• Did the village idiot or Mrs. Foley murder the mean-spirited Edgar Foley, or could the constable be responsible for the devious deed ?
• Who on earth will be able to untangle the affair of the disappearing car, the black necktie, and the abortive theft?

Enter Gervase Fen, Oxford professor and sometime super-sleuth, an expert at solving cases that baffle even the most astute policemen. These sixteen short classics by a master of the modern detective story will test your crime-solving abilities as well; Edmund Crispin has provided all the clues you need to detect the solution, using logic and common sense. Can you meet the challenge?

• Beware of the Trains
• Humbleby Agonistes
• The Drowning of Edgar Foley
• "Lacrimae Rerum"
• Within the Gates
• Abhorrèd Shears
• The Little Room
• Express Delivery
• A Pot of Paint
• The Quick Brown Fox
• Black for a Funeral
• The Name on the Window
• The Golden Mean
• Otherwhere
• The Evidence for the Crown
• Deadlock