Death locked in : an anthology of locked room stories

Death Locked In WELCOME! Inside this volume youll find murder and mayhem presented by some of the worlds greatest crime writers John Dickson Carr gives Dr. Gideon Fell the problem of the woman found strangled on a beach, where the sand is unmarked by footprints. Ngaio Marsh has Inspector Roderick Alleyn solve a murder in a locked dressing room. Bill Pronzini assigns his nameless private eye to shadow an automobile until its occupant suddenly vanishes into thin air. Edward D. Hoch presents a spy story featuring murder in a locked automobile. Anthony Boucher shows how to commit the perfect crimewith a time machine. Frederic Brown tells a cockeyed tale of a ghoul who wants to get intonot out ofa locked morgue. Ellery Queen examines the many facets of an impossible disappearance of priceless diamonds. Clayton Rawson, with the help of the Great Merlini, demonstrates how to disappear from a telephone booth surrounded by witnesses. L. Frank Baum, who would later send Dorothy and Toto on the Yellow Brick Road to Oz, dispatches a money-lender in an entirely different fashion. Wilkie Collins will keep you awake with the case of a murderous bedroom. Cornell Woolrich checks in with a story of a hotel room that kills. Lillian de la Torre recreates the first true historical locked-room mystery. And another ten tantalizingly teasing tales to taunt and terrify you in this collection of the greatest locked-room murders and impossible crimes. Table of Contents [b]The Historical Locked Room[/b] The First Locked Room by Lillian de la Torre (1902-1993) [b]Death Locked and Sealed[/b] Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) I Can Find My Way Out By Ngaio Marsh (1899-1982) The Suicide of Kiaros by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) The Spherical Ghoul by Fredric Brown (1906-1972) Out of His Head by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907) Murder by Proxy by M. McDonnell Bodkin (1850-1933) Out of This World by Peter Godfrey (1917-1992) The Mystery of the Hotel De LOrme by M. M. B. The Magic Bullet by Edward D. Hoch (1930- ) [b]Rooms That Kill, Footprints in the Sand, And a Mysterious Gun[/b] A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins (1824-1889) The Room With Something Wrong By Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968) Invisible Hands by John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) The X Street Murders by Joseph Commings (1913-1992) [b]Impossible Disappearances[/b] The Mystery of Room No. 11 by Nicholas Carter The Man Who Disappeared by L. T. Meade (1844-1914) and Robert Eustace (1854-1943) The Invisible Man by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) The Adventure of the Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds by Ellery Queen (Manfred B. Lee, 19051971; Frederic Dannay, 19051982) The Mystery of the Lost Special by A. Conan Doyle (1859-1930) Off The Face of the Earth by Clayton Rawson (1906-1971) The Grinning God by May Futrelle (1876 ?) The House That Was By Jacques Futrelle (1875-1912) Thin Air by Bill Pronzini (1943- ) [b]Tomorrows Locked Room[/b] ELSEWHEN by Anthony Boucher (1911-1968) Number of Words in Auth: 8 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes Single Author : Douglas G. Greene (ed) Original Source : Mirc New Files PRE 06 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Greene, Douglas G. & Adey, Robert Title Length : 015 Title Parm D : Death Locked In Title Parm F : Death Locked In Title Parm G : Death Locked In Title Parm A : Death Locked In Title Parm B : ( ES Lib Name : ^NIRC 2018-06 Record ID : 1126 Uncomma Author : Douglas G. Greene (ed) & Robert Adey (ed) Num of Aut : 2 A body is found in a room with the door locked and the windows sealed from the inside. Only the corpse is there. We know a murder has been committed, but how and by whom? This is the classic locked room situation, the impossible crime, and tales of impossible crimes have always fascinated readers. But the corpse in the locked room is just the beginning. In *Death Locked In* ingenuity faces the impossible. Here are tales of mystery and murder written by some of the world's best mystery writers: >**John Dickson Carr** gives Dr. Gideon Fell the problem of the woman found strangled on a beach, where the sand is unmarked by footprints. >**Ngaio Marsh** has Inspector Roderick Alleyn solve a murder in a locked dressing room. >**Bill Pronzini** assigns his nameless private eye to shadow an automobile until its occupant suddenly vanishes into thin air. >**Edward D. Hoch** presents a spy story featuring murder in a locked automobile. >**Anthony Boucher** shows how to commit the perfect crime - with a time machine. >**Frederic Brown** tells a cockeyed tale of a ghoul who wants to get into - not out of - a locked morgue. >**Ellery Queen** examines the many facets of an impossible disappearance of priceless diamonds. >**Clayton Rawson**, with the help of the Great Merlini, demonstrates how to disappear from a telephone booth surrounded by witnesses. >**L. Frank Baum**, who would later send Dorothy and Toto on the Yellow Brick Road to Oz, dispatches a money-lender in an entirely different fashion. >**Wilkie Collins** will keep you awake with the case of a murderous bedroom. >**Cornell Woolrich** checks in with a story of a hotel room that kills. >**Lillian de la Torre** recreates the first true historical locked-room mystery. And another ten tantalizingly teasing tales to taunt and terrify you in this collection of the greatest locked-room murders and impossible crimes. Ingenuity faces the impossible in these tales of mystery & murder by such writers as John Dickson Carr, Ngaio Marsh, Ellery Queen, others. CONTENTS The First Locked room - Lillian de la Torre Passage in the Secret History of an Irish Countess - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu I Can Find My Way Out - Ngaio Marsh The Suicide of Kiaros - L. Frank Baum The Spherical Ghoul - Fredric Brown Out of His Head - Thomas Bailey Aldrich Murder by Proxy - M. McDonnell Bodkin Out of This World - Peter Godfrey The Mystery of the Hotel de L'Orme - M.M.B. The Magic Bullet - Edward D. Hoch A Terribly Strange Bed - Wilkie Collins The Room with Something Wrong - Cornell Woolrich Invisible Hands - John Dickson Carr The X Street Murders - Joseph Commings The Mystery of Room No. 11 - Nicholas Carter The Man who Disappeared - L.T. Meade and Robert Eustace The Invisible Man - G.K. Chesterton The Adventure of the Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds - Ellery Queen The Mystery of the Lost Special - Arthur Conan Doyle Off the Face of the Earth - Clayton Rawson The Grinning God - May Futrelle The House that Was - Jacques Futrelle Thin Air - Bill Pronzini Elsewhen - Anthony Boucher