"Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in this . . . collection, penned by a host of . . . authors skilled in the fine art of mystery and murder"--Provided by publisher.
Contains fifteen stories starring America's most famous private eyes including: Sam Spade, Ellery Queen, Philip Manlowe, Perry Mason, Lew Archer and Nero Wolfe.
Collects thirty-three short crime, mystery, and murder stories from the nineteenth century, featuring works by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, and Jack London.
