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The Detective Story : An Introduction to the World's Great Whodunit Sleuths and their Creators
The Detective Story An Introduction to the World's Great Whodunit Sleuths and their Creators Author:Saul Schwartz The detective story : from Sherlock Holmes to Hemlock Jones, a panorama of great detective mysteries — The Detective Story showcases 22 mysteries written by 15 leading authors. — Contents: — Whodunit? ; Edgar Allan Poe: — The murders in the Rue Morgue -- — The purloined letter -- — The gold... more » bug --
A tale of two doctors ; Arthur Conan Doyle:
Study in scarlet (excerpts) --
The final problem --
The adventure of the empty house --
The American Sherlock Holmes ; Ellery Queen:
The telltale bottle --
My queer dean! --
The adventure of the president's half dome --
The others:
The problem of cell 13 / Jacques Futrelle --
The invisible man / G.K. Chesterton --
The mystery of Hunter's Lodge / Agatha Christie --
The adventurous exploit of the cave of Ali Baba / Dorothy Sayers --
Mr. Strang performs an experiment / William Brittain --
There were female sleuths before women's liberation:
Locked doors / Mary Roberts Rinehart --
Village murders / Agatha Christie --
You bet your life / Stuart Palmer --
Mom and the haunted mink / James Yaffe --
Variations:
In the heat of the night (excerpts) / John Ball --