Synopses & Reviews
The Detective Story showcases 22 mysteries written by 15 leading authors. This engaging text was carefully constructed using the finest, most captivating stories from such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, William Brittain, Mary Roberts Rinehart, and many more!
Table of Contents
Whodunit? ;Edgar Allan Poe:The murders in the Rue Morgue --The purloined letter --The gold bug --A tale of two doctors ;Arthur Conan Doyle:Study in scarlet (excerpts) --The final problem --The adventure of the empty house --The American Sherlock Holmes ;Ellery Queen:The telltale bottle --My queer dean! --The adventure of the president's half dome --The others:The problem of cell 13 /Jacques Futrelle --The invisible man /G.K. Chesterton --The mystery of Hunter's Lodge /Agatha Christie --The adventurous exploit of the cave of Ali Baba /Dorothy Sayers --Mr. Strang performs an experiment /William Brittain --There were female sleuths before women's liberation:Locked doors /Mary Roberts Rinehart --Village murders /Agatha Christie --You bet your life /Stuart Palmer --Mom and the haunted mink /James Yaffe --Variations:In the heat of the night (excerpts) /John Ball --The world series murder /Rex Stout --The day the children vanished /Hugh Pentecost --The stolen cigar case /Bret Harte.