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Best detective stories of the year : 17th annual collection
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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"In this, Anthony Boucher's fourth collection of the best in mystery and suspense short fiction, the New York Times critic proves again that a good mystery story is a work of art. For each of the stories chosen is distinguished not only by plot but by the atmosphere and quality of the writing. Mr. Boucher covered the field in order to find the most outstanding candidates: he picked from the leading mystery magazines and from book-length publications. The range is wide: from the well-represented formal detective story to the pure suspense tale; from the grimly realistic to the ironically macabre; from the private eye to the parody-pastiche"--Dust jacket.
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"Here are the sixteen winning stories in the first annual detective-crime short-story contest, sponsored by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Little, Brown and Company"--Dust jacket.
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"For any reader who likes to relax in the company of a murderer, this book will prove a delight. It offers a splendid range of murderous activity--twenty-three stories, running from exercises in detection in the classical tradition to the tale of explosive violence. Anyone at all knowledgeable about mystery fiction will find familiar and admired names among the contributors: Stanley Ellin is here, with a prize-winning story; you will find Ross MacDonald [that is, Macdonald], Mignon Eberhart, Andrew Garve, and many more"--Dust jacket.
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