A new omnibus of crime
Envisioned as a vehicle to carry stories the editors think represent the best in crime and mystery writing in our time
Print Book, English, 2005
Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, 2005
Detective and mystery stories
434 pages ; 21 cm
9780195182149, 9780195370713, 0195182146, 0195370716
59712021
Introduction Dorothy L. Sayers: The Man Who Knew How Dashiell Hammett: The Girl with the Silver Eyes Frederic Brown: The Wench Is Dead Ross Macdonald: Gone Girl Margaret Millar: The Couple Next Door Dorothy Salisbury Davis: By the Scruff of the Soul Julian Symons: Flowers That Bloom in the Spring Patricia Highsmith: Woodrow Wilson's necktie Ruth Rendell: Loopy P.D. James: Great Aunt Allie's Fly Papers Tony Hillerman: First Lead Gasser Tony Hillerman: Chee's Witch Donald E. Westlake: Breathe Deep John Mortimer: Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation Sue Grafton: A Poison That Leaves No Trace Sara Paretsky: Photo Finish Peter Lovesey: The Crime of Miss Oyster Brown Michael Malone: Red Clay Ed McBain: Barking at Butterflies Dennis Lehane: Running Out of Dog James Crumley: Hostages Elmore Leonard: When the Women Come Out to Dance Ian Rankin: The Hanged Man Catherine Aird: The Holly and the Poison Ivy Jeffery Deaver: Copycat Alexander McCall Smith: He Loved to Go for Drives with His Father Credits Index