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Description edit
Young mystery fans will be enthralled by this compelling volume of detective fiction that includes both classic and contemporary writers such as Italo Calvino, Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Damon Runyon, and Andrew Vachss.
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First Sentence edit
OF ALL THE HEROES in story, one of my favorites is the detective.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Philip Pullman (Editor)
Other Contributors:
- Arthur Conan Doyle (Contributor) - The Speckled Band
- Dorothy L. Sayers (Contributor) - The Inspiration of M. Budd
- Erich Kastner (Contributor) - Email and the Detectives
- Damon Runyon (Contributor) - Butch Minds the Baby
- Michael Underwood (Contributor) - Murder at St. Oswald's
- Isaac Asimov (Contributor) - The Cross of Lorraine
- Agatha Christie (Contributor) - The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
- Ellery Queen (Contributor) - Cold Money
- Tony Fletcher (Contributor) - Fingerprinting a Ghost
- Andrew Vacchs (Contributor) - It's a Hard World
- Stephen Leacock (Contributor) - Maddened by Mystery, or, The Defective Detective
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Kingfisher
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0753451468
Page Count: 223
Publisher: Kingfisher
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0753451468
Page Count: 223
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PZ5 .D48 1998
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( P ) › Pullman, Philip
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Short Story Collections
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Teens › Mysteries
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