Murder by the Book

Masters of mystery cast a suspicious eye on their own profession in this anthology featuring 20 stories by Michelle Knowlden, James Thurber, Bill Pronzini, Bill James, Robert Cenedella, Edward D. Hoch, John Nelson, Michael Z. Lewin, Michael Innes, Joseph Hansen, Carl Martin, and more!

Contents:

Body language / Bill James

Once a writer ... / Robert Cenedella

Private eye who collected pulps / Bill Pronzini

Jane Austen murder / Michelle Knowlden

Macbeth murder mystery / James Thurber

Spy at the Crime Writers Congress / Edward D. Hoch

Lieutenant Harald and the Treasure Island treasure / Margaret Maron

Magwitch returns / John Nelson

The Hit / Michael Z. Lewin

Secret in the woodpile / Michael Innes

Woman's voice / Joseph Hansen

Something ventured / Carl Martin

In the bluebell wood / Julian Symons

Willie's last trip / Donald Olson

Learned adventure of the Dragon's head / Dorothy L. Sayers

Man who read Dashiell Hammett / William Brittain

Lord Chizelrigg's missing fortune / Robert Barr

Copper Peacock / Ruth Rendell

World according to Uncle Albert / Penelope Wallace

With a smile for the ending / Lawrence Block