Book Description
Fifty Best Mysteries is a who's who of mystery from the pages of the leading magazine in the field. Showcasing the best short fiction published in Ellery Queen magazine over the past sixty years, this book is a treasure trove for mystery lovers everywhere. As editor Eleanor Sullivan writes, "I took the task by decades and decided to go after solid and entertaining stories by regular and significant contributors, stories that reflected the time in which they were written and the best work being produced in that decade." To this end, Sullivan has collected an astounding array of talent, from early works by John Dickson Carr, Margery Allingham, Anthony Boucher, and Ngaio Marsh in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, to later selections by Patricia Highsmith, Robert Bloch, Ruth Rendell, Donald E. Westlake, and Simon Brett that have appeared over the past three decades.
Fifty Best Mysteries FROM THE PUBLISHER
Decade by decade-from mysteries by the masterly likes of John Dickson Carr and Ngaio Marsh in the 1940's to, in more recent years, cunningly crafted tales by Robert Bloch, Ruth Rendell, Donald E. Westlake, and Simon Brett - Fifty Best Mysteries showcases some of the best short fiction ever published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Featuring whodunits, conundrums, taut drama, and suspense by such notable EQMM contributors as Margery Allingham, Anthony Boucher, Philip MacDonald, and Patricia Highsmith, this solid, absorbing collection represents the extraordinary array of talents that have shaped, and that continue to epitomize, the mystery story as we know it today.
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