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by Mike Ashley

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From the likes of Robert Randisi, Peter Crowther, and Max Rittenberg, these 30 stories of bizarre and impossible crimes will fascinate and intrigue the reader who grapples with their intricate puzzles. A man alone in an all-glass phone booth, visible on CCTV and with no one near him, is killed by an ice pick. A man sitting alone in a room is shot by a bullet fired only once—over 200 years ago. A man enters a cable-car alone, and is visible for the entire journey, only to be found dead when he reaches the bottom. A man receives mail in response to letters apparently written by him — after his death. The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes and Impossible Mysteries is a stunning collection of brand new and previously unpublished stories, as well as many stories from rare mystery journals appearing for the first time in book form.

About the Author

Mike Ashley is editor of The Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries, and several volumes of The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits, as well as numerous other crime anthologies.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780786718931
Author:
Ashley, Mike
Publisher:
Carroll & Graf Publishers
Editor:
Ashley, Mike; *, EDITOR
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Anthologies
Subject:
Detective and mystery stories, English
Subject:
Detective and mystery stories, American
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Copyright:
Series:
Mammoth Book of
Publication Date:
January 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
530
Dimensions:
7.70x5.28x1.42 in. .82 lbs.

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