The Locked-Room Mysteries

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Locked-Room Mysteries
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Otto Penzler
SeriesThe Best American Mystery Stories
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:960
Dimensions(mm): Height 231,Width 174
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780857898920
ClassificationsDewey:823.087208
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Atlantic Books
Imprint Corvus
Publication Date 1 January 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The purest kind of detective story involves a crime solved by observation and deduction, rather than luck, coincidence or confession. The supreme form of detection involves the explanation of an impossible crime, whether the sort of vanishing act that would make Houdini proud, a murder that leaves no visible trace, or the most unlikely villain imaginable. Virtually all of the great writers of detective fiction have produced masterpieces in this genre, including Agatha Christie, Edgar Allan Poe, Dorothy L. Sayers, Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler, G.K. Chesterton, John Dickson Carr, Dashiell Hammett, Ngaio Marsh and Stephen King. In this definitive collection, Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler selects a multifarious mix from across the entire history of the locked room story, which should form the cornerstone of any crime reader's library.

Author Biography

OTTO PENZLER is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. Penzler is also the founder of The Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler Books and The Armchair Detective Library. As an editor, he has received an Edgar Award, and the prestigious Ellery Queen Award for his exceptional contributions to publishing. The Mystery Writers of America also honored Penzler in 2003 with its highest non-writing award, the Raven.

Reviews

With crimes ranging from the mind-bending to the surreal - sheer, unadulterated fun... this is perfect fodder for those long winter evenings * Guardian *