The 50 Greatest Mysteries of all Time
by Otto Penzler
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THE 50 GREATEST MYSTERIES OF ALL TIMES includes stories in such categories as suspense, crime, detective, Golden Age, Modern Masters, espionage, and puzzle stories. Fans of all ages will delight in this comprehensive collection of the best the mystery genre has to offer.Tags
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A good snapshot of short mystery stories in the first hundred years. Good Scudder story
Good Scudder story
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251+ Works 11,822 Members
Otto Penzler owns the Mysterious Bookshop in New York & founded the Mysterious Press & Otto Penzler Books. He has written & edited several books, including the Edgar-winning "Encyclopedia of Mystery & Detection". (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Canonical title
- The 50 Greatest Mysteries of all Time
- Original publication date
- 1998
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Mystery
- DDC/MDS
- 808.83 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Literature Collections Collections of fiction
- LCC
- PN6071 .D45 .A16 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature
- BISAC
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- 388,948
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.79)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
