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From the puzzle tale in Alexandre Dumas's “The Man of the Knife� to Gerald Tollesfrud's police procedural “Switch,� this richly varied collection spans more than 200 years and encompasses virtually every kind of crime story. Ernest Leong's “Incense Sticks� offers a taste of the noir thriller. Allen Beack's “Always Together� features dark, bloody fratricide. Ferenc Molnar's “The Best Policy� tells a fascinating tale of embezzlement, while Gary Lovisi's “New Blood� stars a compelling serial killer. There's kidnapping in Edgar Wallace's “The Slavemaker,� bigamy in Joyce Kilmer's “Whitemail,� drive-by shootings in Dane Gregory's “Jackie Won't Be Home,� and a crime so bizarre in Geoggrey Vace's “The Hard-Luck Kid� that it simply defies classification. Each one will get the blood racing and the mind working in overdrive.