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Edward D. Hoch was the most ingenious of modern mystery writers. He was author of more than 900 short stories, winner of the Edgar Award, former President of the Mystery Writers of America, and contributor to every issue of Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine since 1973 until his death in 2008. As John Dickson Carr remarked, "Satan himself would be proud of his ingenuity." The introduction is by Janet Hutchings, editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. — biography from Nothing Is Impossible: Further Problems of Dr. Sam Hawthorne… (more)
Great British Detectives (Editor) 99 copies, 1 review
The Fellowship of the Hand 67 copies, 1 review
The Transvection Machine 62 copies, 1 review
The Shattered Raven 42 copies, 1 review
Thefts of Nick Velvet 27 copies, 1 review
Women Write Murder (Editor) 24 copies
The Spy and the Thief 20 copies, 3 reviews
The Night My Friend 18 copies, 1 review
Leopold's Way 14 copies
Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1978 (Editor; Contributor) 8 copies
Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1979 (Editor; Contributor) 7 copies
Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1977 (Editor; Contributor) 7 copies
Hoch's Ladies 7 copies
Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1976 (Editor & Contributor) 6 copies
Best Detective Stories 1981 (Editor & Contributor) 5 copies
Zoo 3 copies
Best Detective Stories 1980 (Editor & Contributor) 3 copies
Se i syne (Author) 2 copies
Second Chance 2 copies
A New Life 1 copy
Xeque-Mate 1 copy, 1 review
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Contributor) 752 copies, 15 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunits Volume 1 (Contributor; Contributor) 556 copies, 4 reviews
Foundation's Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov (Contributor) 517 copies, 2 reviews
The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures (Contributor) 494 copies, 10 reviews
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (Contributor) 434 copies, 4 reviews
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (Contributor) 398 copies, 6 reviews
100 Malicious Little Mysteries (Contributor; Contributor) 397 copies, 4 reviews
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Tales of Terror (Contributor) 305 copies, 2 reviews
Murder in Baker Street: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes (Contributor) 281 copies, 7 reviews
Witches & Warlocks: Tales of Black Magic, Old & New (Contributor) 275 copies, 4 reviews
Weird Tales (Contributor) 267 copies, 4 reviews
The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries (Contributor) 260 copies, 8 reviews
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (Contributor) 246 copies, 5 reviews
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop (Contributor) 234 copies, 18 reviews
Mistletoe Mysteries (Contributor) 229 copies, 8 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives (Contributor; Contributor) 219 copies, 3 reviews
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Stories to Be Read with the Lights On (Contributor) 212 copies, 4 reviews
100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories (Contributor; Contributor; Contributor) 203 copies, 1 review
Don't Open This Book! (Contributor) 202 copies, 2 reviews
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe (Contributor, some editions) 196 copies, 5 reviews
Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural (Contributor) 193 copies, 2 reviews
Holmes for the Holidays (Contributor) 192 copies, 6 reviews
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Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense (Contributor) 183 copies, 2 reviews
Classical Whodunits (Contributor) 183 copies, 4 reviews
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More Holmes for the Holidays (Contributor) 152 copies, 1 review
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The Mammoth Book of New Historical Whodunits (Contributor) 138 copies, 1 review
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Cat Crimes II (Contributor) 116 copies, 1 review
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Vampire Detectives (Contributor) 88 copies
Death Dines at 8:30 (Contributor) 85 copies, 2 reviews
Murder for Christmas, Vol. 2 (Contributor) 83 copies
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Crime Through Time II (Contributor) 78 copies, 1 review
Holt Anthology of Science Fiction (Contributor) 77 copies
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Fifty Best Mysteries (Contributor) 72 copies, 2 reviews
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Tales of the Dead (Contributor) 62 copies
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100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (Contributor) 59 copies
The Twelve Crimes of Christmas (Contributor) 58 copies, 1 review
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Detective Duos (Contributor) 49 copies, 1 review
The Other Side of Tomorrow (Contributor) 47 copies, 1 review
The Ultimate Halloween (Contributor) 47 copies, 1 review
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Murder Most Celtic: Tall Tales of Irish Mayhem (Contributor) 36 copies, 2 reviews
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 1, No. 1 [Spring 1977] (Contributor, some editions) 35 copies, 1 review
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I am Curious (Bloody) (Contributor) 33 copies
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101 Mystery Stories (Contributor; Contributor) 26 copies
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Crème de la Crime (Contributor) 23 copies, 1 review
Fiends and Creatures (Contributor) 21 copies
Murder Most Catholic: Divine Tales of Profane Crimes (Contributor; Contributor) 21 copies
The Shamus Game (Contributor) 20 copies
Mystery Writing in a Nutshell (Foreword) 17 copies
Royal Crimes (Contributor) 17 copies
Green for Danger (Contributor) 16 copies
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Northern Frights 2 (Contributor) 7 copies
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