| Editor | Otto Penzler |
| Foreword by | Otto Penzler |
| Introduction by | Harlan Coben, Harlan Ellison, Laura Lippman |
| Designed by | Christopher M. Zucker |
| Cover Art by | Rafael de Soto |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | John Gall |
| Publisher | Random House, Inc. |
| Imprint | Vintage Books |
| Publisher Series | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
| Contributing Writer | Paul Cain, Dashiell Hammett, Erle Stanley Gardner, Horace McCoy, Thomas Walsh (2)*, Charles G. Booth, Leslie T. White, Raymond Chandler, Frederick Nebel, George Harmon Coxe, Norbert Davis, William Rollins Jr., Cornell Woolrich, Carroll John Daly, Richard Sale, Leslie Charteris, Steve Fisher, James M. Cain, Frank Gruber, Raoul Whitfield, Frederick C. Davis, C. S. Montanye, Eric Taylor, Adolphe Barreaux, C. B. Yorke, Randolph Barr, D. B. McCandless, P. T. Luman, Robert Reeves, Perry Paul, Whitman Chambers, Roger Torrey, Carlos Martinez, Lars Anderson, Eugene Thomas, T. T. Flynn, Stewart Sterling |
| Copyright Holder | Otto Penzler, LLC |
| Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue) | Otto Penzler, LLC, Harlan Coben, Harlan Ellison, Laura Lippman |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Copyright | 2007 |
| This Edition Published | 2010 |
| Pages / Font | 1,150 pages |
| ISBN | 978-0-307-28048-0 |
| Chapters | Otto Penzler: Foreword
PART ONE: THE CRIMEFIGHTERS
Harlan Coben: Introduction
Paul Cain: One, Two, Three
Dashiell Hammett: The Creeping Siamese
Erle Stanley Gardner: Honest Money
Horace McCoy: Frost Rides Alone
Thomas Walsh: Double Check
Charles G. Booth: Stag Party
Leslie T. White: The City of Hell!
Raymond Chandler: Red Wind
Frederick Nebel: Wise Guy
George Harmon Coxe: Murder Picture
Norbert Davis: The Price of a Dime
William Rollins, Jr.: Chicago Confetti
Cornell Woolrich: Two Murders, One Crime
Carroll John Daly: The Third Murderer
PART TWO: THE VILLAINS
Harlan Ellison: Introduction
Erle Stanley Gardner: The Cat-Woman
Cornell Woolrich: The Dilemma of the Dead Lady
Richard Sale: The House of Kaa
Leslie Charteris: The Invisible Millionaire
Steve Fisher: You’ll Always Remember Me
Dashiell Hammett: Faith
James M. Cain: Pastorale
Frank Gruber: The Sad Serbian
Raymond Chandler: Finger Man
Erle Stanley Gardner:The Monkey Murder
Raoul Whitfield: About Kid Deth
Frederick C. Davis: The Sinister Sphere
Paul Cain: Pigeon Blood
C. S. Montanye: The Perfect Crime
Norbert Davis: You’ll Die Laughing
Frederick Nebel: The Crimes of Richmond City
...i) Raw Law
...ii) Dog Eat Dog
...iii) The Law Laughs Last
...iv) Law Without Law
...v) Graft
PART THREE: THE DAMES
Laura Lippman: Introduction
Cornell Woolrich: Angel Face
Leslie T. White: Chosen to Die
Eric Taylor: A Pinch of Snuff
Raymond Chandler: Killer in the Rain
Adolphe Barreaux: Sally the Sleuth
C. S. Montanye: A Shock for the Countess
C. B. Yorke: Snowbound
Randolph Barr: The Girl Who Knew Too Much
D. B. McCandless: The Corpse in the Crystal
D. B. McCandless: He Got What He Asked For
P. T. Luman: Gangster’s Brand
Robert Reeves: Dance Macabre
Dashiell Hammett: The Girl with the Silver Eyes
Perry Paul: The Jane from Hell’s Kitchen
Whitman Chambers: The Duchess Pulls a Fast One
Roger Torrey: Mansion of Death
Roger Torrey: Concealed Weapon
Carlos Martinez: The Devil’s Bookkeeper
Lars Anderson: Black Legion
Richard Sale: Three Wise Men of Babylon
Eugene Thomas: The Adventure of the Voodoo Moon
T. T. Flynn: Brother Murder
Stewart Sterling: Kindly Omit Flowers
Contributors Notes
Permissions Acknowledgments Otto Penzler: Foreword
PART ONE: THE CRIMEFIGHTERS
Harlan Coben: Introduction
Paul Cain: One, Two, Three
Dashiell Hammett: The Creeping Siamese
Erle Stanley Gardner: Honest Money
Horace McCoy: Frost Rides Alone
Thomas Walsh: Double Check
Charles G. Booth: Stag Party
Leslie T. White: The City of Hell!
Raymond Chandler: Red Wind
Frederick Nebel: Wise Guy
George Harmon Coxe: Murder Picture
Norbert Davis: The Price of a Dime
William Rollins, Jr.: Chicago Confetti
Cornell Woolrich: Two Murders, One Crime
Carroll John Daly: The Third Murderer
PART TWO: THE VILLAINS
Harlan Ellison: Introduction
Erle Stanley Gardner: The Cat-Woman
Cornell Woolrich: The Dilemma of the Dead Lady
Richard Sale: The House of Kaa
Leslie Charteris: The Invisible Millionaire
Steve Fisher: You’ll Always Remember Me
Dashiell Hammett: Faith
James M. Cain: Pastorale
Frank Gruber: The Sad Serbian
Raymond Chandler: Finger Man
Erle Stanley Gardner:The Monkey Murder
Raoul Whitfield: About Kid Deth
Frederick C. Davis: The Sinister Sphere
Paul Cain: Pigeon Blood
C. S. Montanye: The Perfect Crime
Norbert Davis: You’ll Die Laughing
Frederick Nebel: The Crimes of Richmond City
...i) Raw Law
...ii) Dog Eat Dog
...iii) The Law Laughs Last
...iv) Law Without Law
...v) Graft
PART THREE: THE DAMES
Laura Lippman: Introduction
Cornell Woolrich: Angel Face
Leslie T. White: Chosen to Die
Eric Taylor: A Pinch of Snuff
Raymond Chandler: Killer in the Rain
Adolphe Barreaux: Sally the Sleuth
C. S. Montanye: A Shock for the Countess
C. B. Yorke: Snowbound
Randolph Barr: The Girl Who Knew Too Much
D. B. McCandless: The Corpse in the Crystal
D. B. McCandless: He Got What He Asked For
P. T. Luman: Gangster’s Brand
Robert Reeves: Dance Macabre
Dashiell Hammett: The Girl with the Silver Eyes
Perry Paul: The Jane from Hell’s Kitchen
Whitman Chambers: The Duchess Pulls a Fast One
Roger Torrey: Mansion of Death
Roger Torrey: Concealed Weapon
Carlos Martinez: The Devil’s Bookkeeper
Lars Anderson: Black Legion
Richard Sale: Three Wise Men of Babylon
Eugene Thomas: The Adventure of the Voodoo Moon
T. T. Flynn: Brother Murder
Stewart Sterling: Kindly Omit Flowers
Contributors Notes
Permissions Acknowledgments Show all ▾ |