The greatest detectives of the Golden Age investigate the most puzzling crimes of the era.
In this classic collection of Golden Age mysteries, the investigators are from all walks of life, from retired magicians to schoolteachers, and from Broadway producers to nuns. Whether professional or amateur, they try to get to the bottom of the most baffling cases of their careers.
Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler has hand-picked some of the greatest American short stories from Golden Age of mystery fiction, featuring investigators who have continued to entertain generations of readers. With authors including Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Cornell Woolrich, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Anthony Boucher, this represents some of the very best in American detective fiction.
