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A Century of Great Suspense Stories

by Erle Stanley Gardner, Ed Gorman, Patricia Highsmith, Reginald Hill, Tony Hillerman, Evan Hunter, Stephen King, John D. MacDonald, Ed McBain, Sharyn McCrumb, Lawrence Block, Ruth Rendell, Sara Paretsky, Georges Simenon, Mickey Spillane, Donald E. Westlake, Robert Barnard, Anna Katharine Green, Jeremiah Healy, John Lutz, Ross Macdonald, Anthony Boucher, Michael Malone, Steve Martini, Margaret Millar, Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini, Ellery Queen, Lisa Scottoline, Rex Stout, Janwillem van de Wetering, Frederic Brown, James M. Cain, Max Allan Collins, Stanley Ellin, Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch · 2001

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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.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 608 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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