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D.C. noir
By Robert Andrews, Laura Lippman, James Grady, Jim Patton, George Pelecanos, Kenji Jasper, Jim Fusilli, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Ruben Castaneda, David Slater, Lester Irby, Quintin Peterson, Robert Wisdom, Jim Beane, Robert Currey. 2006
Sixteen short mysteries set in distinct neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. In the editor's piece "The Confidential Informant," a son tries…
to impress his father by selling information to the police. "The Dupe" by Jim Fusilli highlights the duplicity of politicians. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2006"Wicked" women whodunit
By Jennifer Apodaca, Amy Garvey, Nancy J. Cohen, MaryJanice Davidson. 2005
Four short mysteries involving unlucky women and their lovers. In "Single White Dead Guy" Lanie's stay at a vacation cabin…
leads to murder and love. In "Fast Boys" Tess is forced to help NASCAR racer Ark Underwood save his reputation. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. 2005McSweeney's mammoth treasury of thrilling tales (Vintage Contemporaries)
By Michael Chabon. 2003
Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (DB 50950), presents a compilation of twenty previously unpublished short…
detective and science tales by such authors as Elmore Leonard, Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Stephen King, Michael Moorcock, and Harlan Ellison. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2002The best American mystery stories, 2001 (Best American series)
By Lawrence Block, Otto Penzler. 2001
Twenty of the year 2000's best short mystery stories selected from magazines. In "Lobster Night" by Russell Banks a barmaid…
murders her employer. In "Easy Street" by T. Jefferson Parker an FBI agent returns to southern California to catch a bank robber. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001The best American mystery stories, 1999 (Best American (TM))
By Ed Mcbain, Otto Penzler. 1999
Collection of nineteen mysteries by well-known authors Lawrence Block, Ed Gorman, Phillip M. Margolin, John Updike, and others. In "Redneck,"…
private eye Amos Walker tracks a cheating wife--with murderous results. In "Wrong Time, Wrong Place," two punks kidnap the wrong couple. Some violence and some strong language. 1999Mystery midrash: an anthology of Jewish mystery and detective fiction
By Joel Siegel, Lawrence W. Raphael, Toni Brill, Howard Engel, Richard Fliegel, Michael Kahn, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Faye Kellerman, Ronald Levitsky, Ellen Rawlings, Shelley Singer, Bob Sloan, Janice Steinberg, James Yaffe, Batya Swift Yasgur. 1999
The big book of victorian mysteries
By Otto Penzler. 2022
Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler-"detective fiction's best editor and champion" (The Washington Post)-returns with a new anthology of exhilarating mysteries,…
assembling Victorian society's lords and ladies and most miserable miscreants. Behind the velvet curtains of horse-drawn carriages and amid the soft glow of the gaslights are the detectives and bobbies sniffing out the safecrackers and petty purloiners who plague everything from the soot-covered side streets of London to the opulent manors of the countryside. With his latest title in the Big Book series, Otto Penzler is cracking cases and serving up the most thrilling, suspenseful Victorian mysteries. This collection brings together incredible stories from Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Hardy, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, and Guy de Maupassant, among other legendary writers of the grand era of the British Empire. So brush off your dinner jackets and straighten out your ball gowns for these exciting, glitzy mysteriesThe best American mystery stories of the century
By Tony Hillerman, Otto Penzler. 2000
Anthology of short crime stories of the twentieth century. Includes classic authors like O. Henry, Raymond Chandler, William Faulkner, and…
Ellery Queen and contemporary writers like Sue Grafton, Lawrence Block, and Dennis Lehane. Foreword by Otto Penzler. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000The best American mystery stories, 2000 (Best American series)
By Otto Penzler, Donald E. Westlake. 2000
Anthology of twenty contemporary mystery short stories. In "Motel 66" by Barbara D'Amato a couple makes the mistake of returning…
to their honeymoon site. "The Guilty Party" by Shel Silverstein tells of a judge who gives a rapist an unusual choice. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2000Crime novels: American noir of the 1930s and 40s (Library of America Noir Collection #1)
By Robert Polito. 1997
Six crime novels that follow the actions and thoughts of the bad guy. Includes "The Postman Always Rings Twice" and…
"They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Includes brief biographical sketches of the authors. Companion to Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1950s (DB 46412). Strong language and some violenceCat crimes for the holidays (Cat Crimes Ser. #5)
By Martin Greenberg, Ed Gorman. 1997
Nineteen original mysteries, each involving a cat at the scene of the crime or as a feline sleuth. Various holidays…
throughout the year provide the settings for these stories, which include "How the July Fourth Cat Saved the Day and Ruined the Night" and "To Grandmother's House We Go."A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age…
– thrills, spills and chills perfect for Halloween. It is said that books are written to bring sunshine into our dull, grey lives – to show us places we want to escape to, lives we want to live, people we want to love. But there are also stories that can only be found in the deepest, darkest corners of the library. Stories about the unexplained, of lost souls, of things that go bump before the silence. Before the screaming. And some stories just disappear. Stories printed in old newspapers, broadcast live on the wireless, sometimes not even published at all – these are the stories you cannot find on even the dustiest of library shelves. Ghosts from the Library resurrects forgotten tales of the supernatural by some of the most acclaimed mystery authors of all time. From Arthur Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr to Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, this spine-chilling anthology brings together thirteen uncollected tales of terror, plus some additional surprises. Close the windows. Draw the curtains. Just don't let the lights go outLet the dog drive: a novel
By David Bowman. 1992
At eighteen Bud Salem heads east to escape his obese television- evangelist mother. He hitches a ride with fortyish Sylvia…
Cushman, who regularly does a cross-country jaunt to escape her own home. Bud, now obsessed with Sylvia and her idol Emily Dickinson, meets Sylvia's cruel husband. The title comes from the horrific role dogs play in Mr. Cushman's work on automobile safety. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sexThriller: Stories to Keep You up All Night
By James Grippando, Grant Blackwood, F. Paul Wilson, Katherine Neville, Christopher Reich, David Morrell, Christopher Rice, Lee Child, Brad Thor, Heather Graham, James Siegel, Alex Kava, David Liss, James Rollins, Denise Hamilton, Chris Mooney, Ted Bell, Gayle Lynds, Robert Liparulo, Eric Van Lustbader, M. J. Rose, Dennis Lynds, M. Diane Vogt, Raelynn Hillhouse. 2006
Patterson introduces each of the thirty original entries comprising this first anthology by members of International Thriller Writers, Inc. Authors…
include John Lescroart, Gregg Hurwitz, and James Rollins, as well as James Grippando and Lee Child, whose stories feature their signature protagonists. Some violence and some strong language. 2006The best american mystery and suspense 2022
By Jess Walter. 2022
A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author and…
guest editor Jess Walter and series editor Steph Cha. New York Times bestselling author and "superb storyteller" (Boston Globe), Jess Walter flexes his genre chops and selects twenty short stories that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobookThe best American essays 2020 (Best American)
By Robert Atwan. 2020
Twenty-four previously published essays spanning a variety of life experiences. Rabih Alameddine discusses living in San Francisco during the height…
of the AIDS crisis, his love of soccer, and working in an English pub-themed diner in "How to Bartend."Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2020Decades of dirt: murder, mystery, and mayhem from the crossroads of crime
By Barbara Miller, M. B. Dabney. 2015
Marple: Twelve new mysteries
By Agatha Christie. 2022
"Each author captures Christie—and Marple—perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch. . . . This…
new and entertaining collection by some of our favorite writers will hook a new group of readers to the formidable Miss Marple." — Rhys Bowen, Washington Post. "Marple is the best loved [detective]. Also the most influential. . . . It is Miss Marple who introduced the revolutionary notion that people are essentially the same wherever one goes." — Los Angeles Times. Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this brand-new collection, penned by a host of acclaimed authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder. One doesn't stop at one murder...Jane Marple is an elderly lady from St Mary Mead who possesses an uncanny knack for solving even the most perplexing puzzles. Now, for the first time in 45 years, Agatha Christie's beloved character returns to the page for a globe-trotting tour of crime and detection. Join Marple as she travels through her sleepy English village and around the world. In St Mary Mead, a Christmas dinner is interrupted by unexpected guests; the Broadway stage in New York City is set for a dangerous improvisation; bad omens surround an untimely death aboard a cruise ship to Hong Kong; and a bestselling writer on holiday in Italy is caught in a nefarious plot. These and other crimes committed in the name of love, jealousy, blackmail, and revenge are ones that only the indomitable Jane Marple can solve. Bringing a fresh twist to the hallmarks of a classic Agatha Christie mystery, these twelve esteemed writers have captured the sharp wit, unique voice, and droll ingenuity of the deceptively demure detective. A triumphant celebration of Christie's legacy and essential reading for crime lovers, Marple is a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains one of the most famous detectives of all time.The lock and key library: Old-time english stories: classic mystery and detective stories
By Julian Hawthorne. 2022
Assembled and edited by Julian Hawthorne and first published in 1907, the Old Time English volume of The Lock and…
Key Library features ten classic mysteries and ghost stories by Charles Dickens, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Thomas de Quincey, Charles Robert Maturin, Laurence Sterne, and William Makepeace Thackeray. The Old Time English volume opens with two classic ghost stories from Charles Dickens: the first takes place in the traditional (and titular) "Haunted House," while the second follows the haunting of a railroad, of all places. Then you'll be treated to two stories by Edward Bulwer-Lytton: one a tale of a rationalist investigating a haunted house, and another a tale of the search for the elixir of life itself! Up next is a ghastly story of murder in a small German town from the mind of Thomas de Quincy, followed by a selection from the classic Irish yarn Melmoth the Wanderer by Charles Robert Maturin. But not every tale featured here is doom and gloom. In Laurence Stern's "A Mystery with a Moral," you'll be subjected to the eccentric musings of an English parson as he tries to make sense of a mystery that might not even be real. And then in "The Notch in the Axe", William Makepeace Thackeray contemplates the nature of crime and guilt and judgment, reaching some rather Swiftian conclusions himself. Finally, the last two stories, about another murder in a small German town and about a longstanding family curse, respectively, are both written by anonymous writers, as Julian Hawthorne often chose to include in his collections. This volume of The Lock and Key Library is sure to haunt and charm fans of ghost and detective mysteries alike. Full Contents: "The Haunted House" by Charles Dickens "No. 1 Branch Line: The Signal Man" by Charles Dickens "The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton "The Incantation" by Edward Bulwer-Lytton "The Avenger" by Thomas de Quincey Melmoth the Wanderer (selection) by Charles Robert Maturin "A Mystery with a Moral" by Laurence Sterne "The Notch on the Ax" by William Makepeace Thackeray "Bourgonef" by Anonymous "The Closed Cabinet" by AnonymousIn the spirit of 13: a spirited crime anthology
By Melodie Campbell, J. E. Barnard, Rosemary Aubert, Mesdames Of Mayhem, M. H. Callway, Donna Carrick, Ed Piwowarczyk, Catherine Astolfo, Lisa De Nikolits, Cheryl Freedman. 2022
To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the Mesdames and Messieurs of Mayhem have let their imaginations run wild to bring you…
their fifth anthology, In the Spirit of 13. Does “spirit’ mean ghost or demon - or debunking of same? Or simply the evil in twisted human hearts? Or could it be alcohol? You must read these 23 tales to find out!