A tribute to the first great age of fictional sleuthing, this delightful collection of 13 mystery classics is devoted to the genuine tale of ratiocination, in which the detective solves the crime by investigation and observation, by using his or her wits.
Included among these gems, written between 1841 and 1920, are Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue, ‘ widely acknowledged as the first detective story; Charles Dickens’ ‘Three Detective Anecdotes, ‘ in which a policeman is the detective-hero; Jack London’s ‘The Leopard Man’s Story, ‘ featuring an unusually grisly but thoroughly plausible murder method; ‘The Phantom Motor, ‘ by Jacques Futrelle; as well as tales by Wilkie Collins, Gelett Burgess, Susan Glaspell, E. C. Bentley, Rodrigues Ottolengui, Baroness Orczy, Samuel Hopkins Adams, Meville Davisson Post, and H. C. Bailey.
Douglas G. Green, a widely recognized authority in the field of mystery fiction, provides an Introduction and informative headnotes for the stories.
Table of Content
Introduction
Edgar Allan Poe The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Charles Dickens Three ‘Detective’ Anecdotes
Wilkie Collins The Biter Bit
Rodrigues Ottolengui A Singular Abduction
Jack London The Leopard Man’s Story
Jacques Futrelle The Phantom Motor
Samuel Hopkins Adams The Million-Dollar Dog
Baroness Orczy The Bag of Sand
Gelett Burgess The Denton Boudoir Mystery
Melville Davisson Post Naboth’s Vineyard
Susan Glaspell A Jury of Her Peers
E. C. Bentley The Ordinary Hairpins
H. C. Bailey The Archduke’s Tea
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