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Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler selects stories that highlight the greatest American authors of the Golden Age mystery.
The American Mystery Classics series was founded in 2018 with the goal of reissuing the very best detective novels from the genre’s Golden Age (loosely, the years between the two World Wars). For the 100th title in the series, Otto Penzler has compiled an anthology that features the greatest authors in the series to date, including such names as Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Cornell Woolrich, Phoebe Atwood Taylor, and many more.
These tales will puzzle and delight, promising hours of enjoyment for mystery lovers of all stripes. Some, like Clayton Rawson’s “Nothing Is Impossible” or Mignon G. Eberhart’s “Introducing Susan Dare,” feature familiar series sleuths; others, like Stanley Ellin’s “Cat’s Paw” and “Meredith’s Murder” by Charlotte Armstrong, are intriguing standalones.
Whether you’re new to the AMC series or a long-time fan, you won’t want to miss Golden Age Masters of Mystery and its outstanding selection of stories.
Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler selects stories that highlight the greatest American authors of the Golden Age mystery.
The American Mystery Classics series was founded in 2018 with the goal of...
Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler selects stories that highlight the greatest American authors of the Golden Age mystery.
The American Mystery Classics series was founded in 2018 with the goal of reissuing the very best detective novels from the genre’s Golden Age (loosely, the years between the two World Wars). For the 100th title in the series, Otto Penzler has compiled an anthology that features the greatest authors in the series to date, including such names as Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Cornell Woolrich, Phoebe Atwood Taylor, and many more.
These tales will puzzle and delight, promising hours of enjoyment for mystery lovers of all stripes. Some, like Clayton Rawson’s “Nothing Is Impossible” or Mignon G. Eberhart’s “Introducing Susan Dare,” feature familiar series sleuths; others, like Stanley Ellin’s “Cat’s Paw” and “Meredith’s Murder” by Charlotte Armstrong, are intriguing standalones.
Whether you’re new to the AMC series or a long-time fan, you won’t want to miss Golden Age Masters of Mystery and its outstanding selection of stories.
*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.
*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.
Otto Penzler is , without a doubt, one of the foremost authorities on crime fiction, particularly American crime fiction. Through his American Mystery Classics series, he has republished a number of fantastic titles that would have otherwise languished in obscurity. This series, along with the British Library Crime Classics, has renewed interest in the Golden Age of Crime Fiction which is generally considered to be books published between the world wars. Now, the series introduces its 100th volume in a new anthology of short fiction, Golden Age Masters of Mystery.
Short fiction was the bread and butter of magazines referred to as pulps due to their cheap production costs. Many renowned writers cut their teeth in pulp writing. During the Golden Age, short fiction was as popular as full-length novels. Thanks to anthologies such as this, these short stories are getting their due again.
There are fifteen stories in the collection each by an author who has previously had their novels reprinted as part of the American Mystery Classics series.Highlights include "Reprieve", a terrific locked room mystery by Lawrence Blochman: " The Mad Tea Party", a murder during an Alice in Wonderland costume party by Ellery Queen which was adapted as part of the 1970s television series; and "After-Dinner Story" an accident turned murder and quest for justice written by Cornell Woolrich.
Through these anthologies, I have not only grown to appreciate short fiction but are frequently introduced to writers I had not read before. This anthology is the perfect celebration of the series' 100th title. Here's to hoping for many more great titles to come in the future.
Special thanks to Penzler Publishers and NetGalley for allowing me to review this book. No other consideration was received in exchange for this review.
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Otto Penzler is , without a doubt, one of the foremost authorities on crime fiction, particularly American crime fiction. Through his American Mystery Classics series, he has republished a number of fantastic titles that would have otherwise languished in obscurity. This series, along with the British Library Crime Classics, has renewed interest in the Golden Age of Crime Fiction which is generally considered to be books published between the world wars. Now, the series introduces its 100th volume in a new anthology of short fiction, Golden Age Masters of Mystery.
Short fiction was the bread and butter of magazines referred to as pulps due to their cheap production costs. Many renowned writers cut their teeth in pulp writing. During the Golden Age, short fiction was as popular as full-length novels. Thanks to anthologies such as this, these short stories are getting their due again.
There are fifteen stories in the collection each by an author who has previously had their novels reprinted as part of the American Mystery Classics series.Highlights include "Reprieve", a terrific locked room mystery by Lawrence Blochman: " The Mad Tea Party", a murder during an Alice in Wonderland costume party by Ellery Queen which was adapted as part of the 1970s television series; and "After-Dinner Story" an accident turned murder and quest for justice written by Cornell Woolrich.
Through these anthologies, I have not only grown to appreciate short fiction but are frequently introduced to writers I had not read before. This anthology is the perfect celebration of the series' 100th title. Here's to hoping for many more great titles to come in the future.
Special thanks to Penzler Publishers and NetGalley for allowing me to review this book. No other consideration was received in exchange for this review.
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