All but Impossible! An Anthology of Locked Room and Impossible Crime Stories by Members of the Mystery Writers of America
by Edward D. Hoch (Editor)
Mystery Writers of America Anthology (1981)
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The "locked room" story has a long and noble history. These stories, by some of the best authors, will mystify your, terrify you-- and entertain you!Tags
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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 show more proud of his ingenuity." The introduction is by Janet Hutchings, editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. show less
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- All but Impossible! An Anthology of Locked Room and Impossible Crime Stories by Members of the Mystery Writers of America
- Original title
- All but Impossible!
- Alternate titles
- The Shadow of the Goat (by John Dickson Carr) (by John Dickson Carr); The Little House at Croix-Rousse (by Georges Simenon) (by Georges Simenon); The Problem of the Emperor's Mushrooms (by James Yaffe) (by James Yaffe); From Another World (by Clayton Rawson) (by Clayton Rawson); Through a Glass, Darkly (by Helen McCloy) (by Helen McCloy); Snowball in July (by Ellery Queen) (by Ellery Queen) (show all 20); The Newtonian Egg (by Peter Godfrey) (by Peter Godfrey); The Triple-Lock'd Room (by Lillian de la Torre) (by Lillian de la Torre); The Brazen Locked Room (by Isaac Asimov) (by Isaac Asimov); The Martian Crown Jewels (by Poul Anderson) (by Poul Anderson); The Day the Children Vanished (by Hugh Pentecost) (by Hugh Pentecost); As if by Magic (by Julian Symons) (by Julian Symons); The Impossible Theft (by John F. Suter) (by John F. Suter); Mr. Strang Takes a Field Trip (by William Brittain) (by William Brittain); No One Likes to Be Played for a Sucker (by Michael Collins) (by Michael Collins); The Arrowmont Prison Riddle (by Bill Pronzini) (by Bill Pronzini); Box in a Box (by Jack Ritchie) (by Jack Ritchie); The Number 12 Jinx (by Jon L. Breen) (by Jon L. Breen); The Magician's Wife (by J.F. Peirce) (by J.F. Peirce); The Problem of the Covered Bridge (by Edward D. Hoch) (by Edward D. Hoch)
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- 1981
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