S. J. Rozan is the Edgar Award winning master of hardboiled, hardhitting private eye mysteries,
most coming from the streets of New York. Included in A Tale About a Tiger are some of her best
stories, many centering around the cases of Lydia Chin. Whether going undercover to find a
videotape which would prove the guilt of an acquitted murders, uncovering the truth about a subway
rape, or helping a smuggler of Asian artifacts, Chin is not afraid to dig deep into New York’s
underbelly in pursuit of justice. …
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CRIME AND MYSTERY FROM THE AUTHOR OF "LAURA"
Vera Caspary (1889-1987), playwright and novelist, is best remembered for the novel which led to the great Otto Preminger movie, Laura, but she also wrote novellas and novelettes which combined mystery and suspense with an awareness of gender and class issues. Edited by Caspary-expert A.B., it is the 29th in Crippen & Landru's "Lost Classics Series" Emrys. … read more
Vera Caspary (1889-1987), playwright and novelist, is best remembered for the novel which led to the great Otto Preminger movie, Laura, but she also wrote novellas and novelettes which combined mystery and suspense with an awareness of gender and class issues. Edited by Caspary-expert A.B., it is the 29th in Crippen & Landru's "Lost Classics Series" Emrys. … read more
THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO AND DETECTION!!!! In 1946, Anthony Boucher (1911-1968) and Denis Green (1905-1954) created one of the
finest detective dramas ever to be broadcast during radio�s Golden Age. The Casebook of Gregory Hood features a wealthy San
Francisco importer and man-about-town who is drawn into mysterious cases as an amateur sleuth. …
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Join four generations of Ambrose Ganelon as they protect the colorful European principality of San Sebastiano from the intrigues
of Ludwig Wong and his infamous descendants. Ambrose Ganelon I, working in the mid-19th century and using classic armchair-detective
skills, must use his powers of perception to puzzle out such mysteries as the "Flower Diet," whose acolytes claim to gain sustenance
only through the aroma of flowers. …
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Randall Garrett (1927-1987) and Robert Silverberg, two of the
greatest writers of science fiction, were also accomplished mystery writers. A Little Intelligence collects their best mystery short stories,
all written in the 1950's, mostly under the joint pseudonym of Robert Randall. With many of them set in future, the stories explore the
topics of morality, theology, and humanity within their mysteries. …
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Victor Canning (1911-1986) created three unique series chronicling the mysteries of
some of the most original characters in detective fiction. This collection begins with the misadventures of the Minerva Club, an exclusive
club comprised of England's criminals. Whether trying to break into a prison to retrieve a stash of diamonds stowed during a previous
incarceration, resolve a faux kidnaping gone wrong, or figure out a way to heist all of the materials needed for a wedding, the Minerva Club
always manages to achieve their goal …
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NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED!
Four plays written during the early 1940s, two by John Dickson Carr alone and two in collaboration with the BBC’s Val Gielgud. John Dickson Carr (1906-1977), one of the greatest writers in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, specialized in tales of seemingly impossible crimes. Edited by Tony Medawar. … read more
Four plays written during the early 1940s, two by John Dickson Carr alone and two in collaboration with the BBC’s Val Gielgud. John Dickson Carr (1906-1977), one of the greatest writers in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, specialized in tales of seemingly impossible crimes. Edited by Tony Medawar. … read more