by Clare West (1993)
'Murder most foul' - the first and the oldest crime. Stories about murder, in poem, play, and novel, have been with us for a long time. They held audiences spell-bound in the theatres of ancient Greece; they hold audiences today glued to their television sets. Readers engrossed in the pages of the latest murder mystery sit up reading half the night, in order to find out 'whodunnit'. Murder stories continue to fascinate, appal, shock, and the genre today is wide-ranging. There are the classic detective stories, where the murderer's wits are pitted against the forces of law and order. We struggle with the detective to pick up the clues and to draw tight the net of justice around the criminal. There are the dramas in lawcourts when the murderer is brought to trial; the tales of ordinary people leading ordinary' lives, pitchforked into tragedy by the unexpected eruption of some murderous passion. There are the stories where we see the world through the murderer's eyes, distorted and blurred by obsession, hate, jealousy, greed, madness ... This collection of murder stories offers a taste of many styles: puzzling, chilling, bizarre, horrifying. Let us join one of the characters in Agatha Christie's story: 'I feel,' said Jane dreamily, 'that I would like to wallow in crime this evening.'
edited and introduced by Eric Ambler
This anthology of spy stories, selected and introduced by Eric Ambler, contains seven different stories by seven different authors. The Loathly Opposite by John Buchan Giulua Lazzari by Somerset Maugham The First Courier by Compton Mackenzie I Spy by Graham Greene Belgrade 1926 by Eric Ambler <a href=" target="_blank">From a View To A Kill</a> by Ian Fleming On Slay Down by Michael Gilbert
Ken Weber
It will take all of the detective skills you've got to solve each one of these 40 new twisted tales of intrigue. Read carefully to collect the subtle clues that expose the enigma of each case. If you're still stumped after five minutes, check the back of the book for the secret of whodunit and why. Ken Weber is an expert craftsman of mystery and intrigue. He lives in Toronto, Canada, where he is a professor of special education at the University of Toronto.
Isaac Asimov
Collection of mystery short stories: "The Fourth Homonym" (1985) "Unique Is Where You Find It" (1985) "The Lucky Piece" (1990) "Triple Devil" (1985) "Sunset on the Water" (1986) "Where Is He?" (1986) "The Old Purse" (1987) "The Quiet Place" (1988) "The Four-Leaf Clover" (1990) "The Envelope" (1989) "The Alibi" (1989) "The Recipe" (1990)
Kathy Reichs
Four stories starring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan include "First Bones," which reveals how she got her start in the lab, and "Bones on Ice," in which she must identify a mummified corpse found on Mount Everest.