Classic stories of crime and detection

by Jacques Barzun (Editor), Wendell Hertig Taylor (Editor)

Other authors: Samuel Hopkins Adams (Contributor), Anthony Berkeley (Contributor), John Dickson Carr (Contributor), Belton Cobb (Contributor), Jacques Futrelle (Contributor) — 9 more, Leonard Gribble (Contributor), William Irish (Contributor), Owen Johnson (Contributor), Helen McCloy (Contributor), Melville Davisson Post (Contributor), Ellery Queen (Contributor), Arthur B. Reeve (Contributor), Vincent Starrett (Contributor), T. S. Stribling (Contributor)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Barzun, Jacques	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Taylor, Wendell Hertig	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Adams, Samuel Hopkins	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Berkeley, Anthony	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Carr, John Dickson	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cobb, Belton	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Futrelle, Jacques	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gribble, Leonard	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Irish, William	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Johnson, Owen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McCloy, Helen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Post, Melville Davisson	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Queen, Ellery	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Reeve, Arthur B.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Starrett, Vincent	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Stribling, T. S.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Fifty Classics of Crime Fiction, 1900-1950 (1)

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Contents: Adams, S.H. The best bet. -- Cobb, B. Mr. Flexman's boast. -- Stribling, T.S. The refugees. -- Gribble, L. The case of Jacob Heylyn. -- Reeve, A.B. The Clair voyants. -- Berkeley, A. The avenging chance. -- Futrelle, J. The case of the mysterious weapon. -- McCloy, H. Life is a brutal affair. -- Carr, J.D. The incautious burglar. -- Irish, W. After-dinner story. -- Queen, E. Mind over matter. -- Post, M.D. The adopted daughter. -- Johnson, O. One hundred in the dark. -- Starrett, V. The eleventh juror.

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