Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Renowned mystery writers Donald E. Westlake and J. Madison Davis offer an illuminating look at eight mystery conventions, illustrating each with four short stories written by some of the masters of the form. A glorious treasure trove of tales that covers every crime in the book, "Murderous Schemes" features fiction by Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, G.K. Chesterton, Raymond Chandler, and Lawrence Block, just to name a few.
About the Author
Donald E. Westlake received the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for his novel
God Save the Mark and in 1993 won their Grandmaster Award for lifetime achievement. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for
The Grifters.
J. Madison Davis is Professor of Journalism in the Professional Writing Program at the University of Oklahoma and is current president of the International Association of Crime Writers. He is the author of
The Murder of Frau Schutz, which was nominated for the Edgar Award.