A Treasury of Great Mysteries, Volume 1

A collection of novels, novelettes, and short stories

Murder in the Calais Coach (Murder on the Orient Express)-Agatha Christie

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"The Case of the Crimson Kiss"-Erle Stanley Gardner

"The Treasure Hunt"-Edgar Wallace

"Maigret's Christmas"-Georges Simenon

"Puzzle for Poppy"-Patrick Quentin

"The Secret"-Mary Roberts Rinehart

"The Incautious Burglar"-John Dickson Carr

"The Lamp of God"-Ellery Queen

"The Case of the White Elephant"-Margery Allingham

"Rear Window" ("It Had to Be Murder")-William Irish

Journey into Fear-Eric Ambler

Audience
adult
Length
long · 576 pages

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