Fifty Best Mysteries

Description

Fifty Best Mysteries is a who’swho of mystery from the pages of the leading magazine in the field.Showcasing the best short fiction published in Ellery Queen magazineover the past sixty years, this book is a treasure trove for mysterylovers everywhere. As editor Eleanor Sullivan writes, “I took the taskby decades and decided to go after solid and entertaining stories byregular and significant contributors, stories that reflected the time inwhich they were written and the best work being produced in thatdecade.” To this end, Sullivan has collected an astounding array oftalent, from early works by John Dickson Carr, Margery Allingham,Anthony Boucher, and Ngaio Marsh in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, tolater selections by Patricia Highsmith, Robert Bloch, Ruth Rendell,Donald E. Westlake, and Simon Brett that have appeared over the pastthree decades.