Great Tales of Crime & Detection (1991) [Anthology]
by Charles Ardai Isaac Asimov Robert Bloch Lawrence Block Lilian Jackson Braun William J. Carroll, Jr. Avram Davidson Miriam Allen deFord John H. Dirckx Arthur Conan Doyle Mignon G. Eberhart Loren D. Estleman Dick Francis Antonia Fraser Graham Greene Jeremiah Healy Michael Innes John Jakes Harry Kemelman Abraham Lincoln John Lutz Sara Paretsky Edgar Allan Poe Georges Simenon Mark Twain
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Contents:
- Introduction by Robert Bloch
- Foreword by John Lutz
- Out the Window by Lawrence Block
- Major Crimes by Loren D. Estleman
- Silent Warning by William J. Carroll, Jr.
- The Third Man by Graham Greene
- The Cross of Lorraine by Isaac Asimov
- Nameless Enemy by Miriam Allen deFord
- Tragedy of a Handkerchief by Michael Innes
- Unc Foils Show Foe by John W. Jakes
- Dangerous Widows by Mignon G. Eberhart
- Ride the Lightning by John Lutz
- Till Tuesday by Jeremiah Healy
- The Day of the Losers by Dick Francis
- The Case of the Pietro Andromache by Sara Paretsky
- SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost by Lilian Jackson Braun
- The Investigation of Things by Charles Ardai
- The Trailor Murder Mystery by Abraham Lincoln
- The Importance of Trifles by Avram Davidson
- A Double-Barrelled Detective Story by Mark Twain
- The Adventure of the Oval Window by John H. Dirckx
- Your Appointment Is Cancelled by Antonia Fraser
- Le Chateau de l’Arsenic by Georges Simenon
- The Nine Mile Walk by Harry Kemelman
- Crime in Rhyme by Robert Bloch
- The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe
- The Man with the Twisted Lip by Arthur Conan Doyle
Original title: Great Tales of Crime & Detection
Original languages:
English
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Genre: Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Detective Story and Detectives
Fiction→ Crime and Mystery→ Crime/Caper
The following works are contained within this one: Purloined Letter, the (1844) [Short Story] Author: Edgar Allan Poe
Trailor Murder Mystery, the (1846) [Short Story] Author: Abraham Lincoln
Man with the Twisted Lip, the (1891) [Short Story] Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Crime in Rhyme (1957) [Short Story] Author: Robert Bloch
Out the Window (1977) [Short Story] Author: Lawrence Block
Adventure of the Oval Window, the (1983) [Novelette] Author: John H. Dirckx
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