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Murder for Christmas

Thomas Godfrey · 465 pages

The murder for Christmas guide to gift giving / A.A. Milne -- Back for Christmas / John Collier -- Mr. Big / Woody Allen -- [Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518317W) / Arthur Conan Doyle -- The adventure of the Christmas pudding / Agatha Christie -- Dancing Dan's Christmas / Damon Runyon -- Cambric Tea / Marjorie Bowen -- Death on Christmas Eve / Sta

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries

Otto Penzler · 654 pages

"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler collects sixty of his all-time favorite holiday crime stories--many of which are difficult or nearly impossible to find anywhere else"--Provided by publisher.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2008

Elizabeth Strout, Chuck Hogan, Rupert Holmes, Holly Goddard Jones, Alice Munro, Scott Wolven, Peter LaSalle, Thisbe Nissen, Joyce Carol Oates, Kyle Minor, Scott Phillips, Stephen Rhodes, James Lee Burke, S.J. Rozan, Michael Connelly, Robert Ferrigno, Melissa Vanbeck, Nathan Oates, Jas. R. Petrin, Hu · 423 pages

Like a Charm

Denise Mina, John Harvey, Kelley Armstrong, John Connolly, Emma Donoghue, Jane Haddam, Laura Lippman, Peter Robinson, Fidelis Morgan, Peter Moore Smith, Lynda La Plante, Jerrilyn Farmer, Lee Child, Mark Billingham · 352 pages

KARIN SLAUGHTER, MARK BILLINGHAM, LEE CHILD, JOHN CONNOLLY, JOHN HARVEY,LYNDA LA PLANTE, DENISE MINA, PETER ROBINSON - A STUNNING COLLECTION BY CRIME FICTION'S BEST...Desire leaves a man destroyed - a young girl's curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden - an accidental encounter on a train ends violently - ambition leads to a curious exchange - an uncanny likeness changes two lives forever -

The Best American Mystery Stories 2003

Michael Connelly · 352 pages

Manhattan Mayhem: New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America

Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, T. Jefferson Parker, S.J. Rozan · 343 pages

Best-selling suspense novelist Mary Higgins Clark invites you on a tour of Manhattan's most iconic neighborhoods in this anthology of all-new stories from the Mystery Writers of America. From the Flatiron District (Lee Child) and Greenwich Village (Jeffery Deaver) to Little Italy (T. Jefferson Parker) and Chinatown (S.J. Rozan), you'll encounter crimes, mysteries, and riddles large and small. Illu

A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women

Elizabeth George · 560 pages

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century's worth of superb crime fiction penned by women. This veritable all-star team delivers tales of dark deeds that will keep you reading long into the night. Included are these works: "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell The Summer of People" by Shirley Jackson "The Irony of Hate" by Ruth Rendell "Country Lovers" by Nadine Gor

A Darker Shade of Sweden

Tove Alsterdal, Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, Magnus Montelius, Dag Ohrlund, Malin Persson Giolito, Maj Sjowall, Per Wahloo, Sara Stridsberg, Johan Theorin, Veronica von Schenck, Cilla Borjlind, Katarina Wennstam, Rolf Borjlind, Ake Edwardson, Inger Frimansson, Eva Gabrielsson, Anna Jansson, Asa La · 361 pages

"Containing seventeen stories, never before published in English, 'A Darker Shade of Sweden' illuminates this beguiling country and its inhabitants as never before. Included are stories from such Swedish literary luminaries as: Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, Asa Larsson, and Eva Gabrielsson."--Provided by publisher. Reunion -- Tove Alsterdal He liked his hair -- Rolf and Cilla Bo˜rjlind Ne

Faceoff

Linwood Barclay, Heather Graham, Peter James, Raymond Khoury, Dennis Lehane, John Lescroart, Steve Martini, T. Jefferson Parker, Douglas Preston, Ian Rankin, James Rollins, Steve Berry, M.J. Rose, John Sandford, R.L. Stine, F. Paul Wilson, Lee Child, Lincoln Child, Michael Connelly, Jeffery Deaver, · 384 pages

23 best-selling suspense writers pit their most popular characters against one another in eleven stories.

Silent Night

J.D. Robb, Susan Plunkett, Dee Holmes, Claire Cross · 340 pages

J.D. Robb's "Midnight in Death" features Lieutenant Eve Dallas hunting for an escaped serial killer... Susan Plunkett's "Christmas Promises" brings two lovers back together as they search for a missing child... Dee Holmes's "The Unexpected Gift" is a tale of a woman and her son, who discover the spirit of the holidays after finding a "body" in their backyard... Claire Cross's "A Berry Mer

The Penguin Book of Crime Stories

Robert Barnard, Ian Rankin, Rob Sawyer, Peter Sellers, Karin Slaughter, Eric Wright, Mark Billingham, Michael Connelly, John Harvey, Jose Latour, Laura Lippman, Mary Jane Maffini, Sara Paretsky, George P. Pelecanos · 252 pages

Killer Year: A Criminal Anthology

Lee Child · 304 pages

Some of the rising stars in the crime, suspense, and mystery genres reveal their talents in an anthology of short stories, each of which is introduced by such mentors as Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, and Lee Child.

The Best American Mystery Stories 2011

Harlan Coben · 410 pages

HARLAN COBEN PICKS THE YEAR'S BEST CRIME WRITINGHand-picked by number one bestselling author Harlan Coben, this definitive anthology showcases the best of this year's crime-writing, from the masters of modern suspense and the stars of the future alike. Whether ingenious detective story or hardboiled noir, action-packed thriller or stylish historical mystery, these twenty stand-out stories should f

The Complete Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle · 1,132 pages

Contains: - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Scandal in Bohemia - Red-Headed League - Case of Identity - Boscombe Valley Mystery - Five Orange Pips - Man with the Twisted Lip - Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Adventure of the Speckled Band - Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb - Adventure of the Noble Bachelor - Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - Adventure of the Copper Beeches - Case-B

Dangerous Women: Original Stories from Today's Greatest Suspense Writers

Otto Penzler, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Michael Connelly, John Connolly, Thomas H. Cook, Jeffery Deaver · 384 pages

Prepare to meet the most seductively female and the most shockingly fatal of femmes fatales, brought to you by seventeen of today's finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction. Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short and sizzling masterpieces of kisses and kiss-offs, gams and gats, published for the first time anywhere. In "***Third Party***," Jay McInerney takes you on

In the Company of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon

Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger · 323 pages

The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were recently voted the top mystery series of all time, and they have enthralled generations of readers--and writers. Now, Laurie R. King, author of the bestselling Mary Russell series in which Holmes plays a costarring role, and Leslie S. Klinger, editor of The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, have assembled a stellar group of contemporary autho

Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space

Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg · 355 pages

In this outstanding collection of Sherlockian tales, the master of detection solves the most fantastic cases of his career. Herein are answered questions which have plagued loyal readers for decades, including: What is the truth about the mysterious menace of Sumatra? What occurs when Holmes must pursue an extra-terrestrial? Stories by authors: Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, Phili

The Further Adventures of Batman

Martin H. Greenberg · 408 pages

"Batman" stories by Isaac Asimov, Stuart Kaminsky, William F. Nolan, Max Allan Collins, Ed Gorman, Edward D. Hoch, Joe Lansdale, and Henry Slesar, among others.

Love Is Murder

Allison Brennan · 544 pages

An edge-of-your-seat anthology, written exclusively by members of International Thriller Writers, Inc., features 30 tales of suspense from today's hottest writers.

Sherlock Holmes in America

Martin H. Greenberg, Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower · 384 pages

Case of Colonel Warburton's madness / Lyndsay Faye -- Ghosts and the machine / Lloyd Rose -- Exerpts from an unpublished memoir found in the basement of the home for retired actors / Steve Hockensmith -- Flowers of Utah / Robert Pohle -- Adventure of the coughing dentist / Loren D. Estleman -- Minister's missing daughter / Victoria Thompson -- Case of Colonel Crockett's violin / Gillian Lins

The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time

Otto Penzler, Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins · 568 pages

A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon

Laura Lippman, Margaret Maron, Thomas Perry, S.J. Rozan, Dana Stabenow, Charles Todd, Jacqueline Winspear, Gayle Lynds, John Sheldon, Phillip Margolin, Alan Bradley, Jerry Margolin, Tony Broadbent, Jan Burke, Lionel Chetwynd, Lee Child, Colin Cotterill, Neil Gaiman · 389 pages

Neil Gaiman. Laura Lippman. Lee Child. These are just three of eighteen superstar authors who provide fascinating, thrilling, and utterly original perspectives on Sherlock Holmes in this one-of-a-kind book. These modern masters place the sleuth in suspenseful new situations, create characters who solve Holmesian mysteries, contemplate Holmes in his later years, fill gaps in the Sherlock Holmes Can

Sherlock Holmes in Orbit

Mike Resnick, Martin H. Greenberg · 374 pages

Encounters of Sherlock Holmes

Mark Hodder, Mags L. Halliday, Cavan Scott, Nick Kyme, Paul Magrs, Stuart Douglas, Eric Brown, Richard Dinnick, Kelly Hale, Steve Lockley, Mark Wright, David Barnett, James Lovegrove · 352 pages