This volume includes "Silver Blaze," "The Speckled Band," "The Sign of Four," "A Scandal of Bohemia," "The Naval Treaty," "The Blue Carbuncle," "The Greek Interpreter," "The Red-Headed League," "The Empty House," "The Missing Three-Quarter," and "His Last Bow."

Fifty short crime stories cover the spectrum from psychological thriller to satire, fantasy, morality plays, and more, in settings across the country

Product Description: Tales for a Winter s Night brings together eight Arthur Conan Doyle mystery classics that originally appeared in the Strand between July 1898 and January 1899. When first gathered into one volume in 1908, the book was entitled Round the Fire Stories, since the author recommended that they be read ideally round the fire upon a winter s night...read more

Product Description: This collection of 20 classic Canadian mystery and detective stories, spanning almost a century and a half, will delight readers. Death in a convent, two corpses in a neighbouring house, a mystery writer plotting his next novel, with his wife in the trial run, and an undertaker with a special talent are only a few of the riddles posed by these lively stories...read more

Al 'Mush Heart' Barnes, who left the bustle of Seattle's homicide division for the supposed tranquility of Plains, Montana, is forced to investigate two brutal ax murders that occur soon after his transfer

Product Description: Sommerville examines the orthodox views of female nature and of women's rights and duties, showing their pervasive influence in the functioning of family, society, and government.

Product Description: The contributors to this stimulating collection of thoughtful essays examine the philosophical principles and logical structure underlying Marx's economic theory in Capital.The essays deal with many methodological issues including: the meaning of dialectic logic, the relation between Marx and Hegel, the historical specificity of Marx's concepts, the emphasis on social forms, the commodity as the starting point of Capital, the theory of money, the distinction between capital in general and competition, and Marx's critique of bourgeois economics...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Guest editor Sue Grafton introduces an exciting collection of mystery stories from 1998 by both new writers and best-selling authors, such as Donald E. Westlake, Mary Higgins Clark, Walter Mosley, Jay McInerney, and Lawrence Block. Simultaneous.

Product Description: The period from the early 1880s through the First World War has been called "The Golden Age of the Storytellers." These were the writers who sought not to write great literature, but to entertain, spinning yarns to be printed and read, just as their predecessors, the minstrels and bards, recited and were listened to...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In its brief existence, THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES has firmly established itself as a peerless suspense anthology. Marking the series' debut in audio with seven selected stories and an introduction by guest editor Ed McBain, this collection features such literary luminaries as John Updike, Lawrence Block, Joyce Carol Oates, and Brendan DuBois...read more

The acclaimed author of The Hook serves as guest editor for this new collection of the finest mystery tales of 1999, in an anthology that incorporates fifty pieces of short fiction by Jeffery Deaver, Shel Silverstein, Dennis Lehane, Tom Franklin, and other notable authors. Read by the authors. Simultaneous.

Product Description: Several short stories, featuring crime and its investigation. There are professionals and amateurs, capable police and P.I.s, and surprisingly resourceful beginners.

The acclaimed author of Hit List serves as guest editor for this new collection of the finest mystery tales of the year, in an anthology that incorporates pieces of short fiction by Joyce Carol Oates, T. Jefferson Parker, Russell Banks, Peter Robinson, and other notable authors. (view table of contents)

Features over 10,000 travel bargains on accommodations, restaurants, shopping, and attractions in eight countries, including Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia (view table of contents)

GREAT STORIES BY AN EDGAR WINNER Wendy Hornsby does not write cozies, or tales about cat sleuths, or sanitized murder. Her tales explore the depths of the human psyche, and her family-crimes are decidedly uncozy. In the title story, which won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar for Best Short Story, a heart-wrenching mystery surrounds a family living on the Northern Plains during the Depression. "Ghost Caper" is probably the purest example of noir fiction by a modern mystery writer – and it is not for those of delicate constitution. "High Heels in the Headliner" is about a police groupie whose adoration turns deadly. Wendy Hornsby's collected mysteries contains ten stories and one essay. Two of the stories, including one about former LAPD officer Mike Flint, are written especially for this volume. Two of the other tales are co-written with Hornsby's daughter, Alyson. The book includes a new introduction by the author, and a checklist of Wendy Hornsby's mystery novels and stories. Cover painting by Native American artist, Barbara Mitchell.