A Century of Great Suspense Stories

A timeless anthology of the twentieth century's finest mystery, horror, and suspense stories encompasses contributions by Erle Stanley Gardner, Patricia Highsmith, John D. MacDonald, Stephen King, Sara Paretsky, Bill Pronzini, Ellery Queen, Mickey Spillane, Rex Stout, Donald E. Westlake, Tony Hillerman, Harlan Ellison, Jeffery Deaver, and other acclaimed authors. New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver's task was to select the best mystery/horror/detective stories of the century by the world's most celebrated writers. The result is a triumph, featuring masterpieces of suspense by: Robert Bloch, Lawrence Block, Anthony Boucher, Frederic Brown, James M. Cain, Max Allan Collins, Jeffery Deaver, Stanley Ellin, Harlan Ellison, Erle Stanley Gardner, Ed Gorman, Patricia Highsmith, Reginald Hill, Tony Hillerman, Evan Hunter, Stephen King, John D. MacDonald ,Ed McBain, Sharyn McCrumb, Ruth Rendell, Sara Paretsky, Georges Simenon, Mickey Spillane, Donald E. Westlake, Robert Barnard, Anna Katharine Green, Jeremiah Healy, John Lutz, Ross MacDonald, Michael Malone, Steve Martini, Margaret Millar, Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini, Ellery Queen, Lisa Scottoline, Rex Stout, Janwillem van de Wetering An anthology of the twentieth century's finest mystery, horror, and suspense stories includes contributions by Anthony Boucher, Erle Stanley Gardner, Patricia Highsmith, Stephen King, Ellery Queen, Harlan Ellison, Bill Pronzini, Jeffery Deaver, and other acclaimed authors