The Edgar Winners 33rd Annual Anthology of the Mystery Writers of America, Bill Pronzini (Editor). (Hardcover 0394508300)

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The Edgar Winners 33rd Annual Anthology of the Mystery Writers of America
Author: Bill Pronzini (Editor)

The Edgar Winners: 33rd Annual Anthology of the Mystery Writers of America edited by Bill Pronzini gives us twenty-four of the riveting and page-turning stories that have been selected as winners of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Excellence: knock-out mysteries, detective fiction, crime fiction, some with elements of the supernatural or the bizar... more »re. Each of these twenty-four stories won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Mystery Short Story of its year.

Contents:

1947: The Adventure of the Mad Tea-party / Ellery Queen: odd 'gifts' appear on the doorstep to the mirror that disappears and reappears much like the Cheshire cat;
1948: After-dinner Story / William Irish: Seven men get on an elevator...with the operator, that makes eight. When the elevator plunges from the tenth floor to the basement only six will come out alive;
1950: Catfish Story / Lawrence G. Blochman: A professor of ichthyology tells a story of sleepwalking and accidentally knocking a man downstairs...killing him. Detective Max Ritter smells a fish story, but does that mean the professor is guilty? Ritter throws out some bait and the professor and his wife are surprised at the catch of the day;
1952: Love Lies Bleeding / Philip MacDonald: Cyprian has always been able to rely on Charles when he needed help. But when he needs help to escape a murder charge, will the price be too high?;
1953: Lamb to the Slaughter / Roald Dahl: A very clever way to get rid of the evidence....;
1954: The House Party / Stanley Ellis: What if you had to relive your mistakes...and your murder...over and over again?
1956: The Blessington Method / Stanley Ellin: Well, that's one way to deal with an elderly relative...;
1958: Over There, Darkness / William O'Farrell: Miss Fox learns that there are worse things than having your diamond and emerald ring stolen;
1959: The Landlady / Roald Dahl: Bill Weaver meets a landlady who has fetish for stuffing her pets;
1962: The Sailing Club / David Ely: What do successful business men do when they no longer get quite the same thrill out of closing a successful deal? They hope to be elected to the elite Sailing Club. A nice boat trip will certainly get the ol' blood flowing. Somebody's blood anyway;
1962: Special Award: This Will Kill You / Patrick Quentin Harry Lund decides he wants to be rid of his wife. He doesn't realize how hard it's going to be on him...;
1964: H as in Homicide / Lawrence Treat: Two young women set out for California. One disappears and winds up dead. Detective Mitch Taylor thinks he's going to wow his lieutenant with his brilliance....but a confession beats him to the punch;
1966: The Chosen One / Rhys Davies: Mrs. Vines has a very odd obsession with the man who lives in the cottage at the end of her property. It may well be her undoing...;
1967: The Oblong Room / Edward D. Hoch: How far would you go for someone you worshiped as a god? Would you die for them? Would you do murder?;
1968: The Man Who Fooled the World / Warner Law: What's a little painting forgery among 'friends'?;
1969: Goodbye, Pops / Joe Gores: The black sheep of the family breaks jail to go home and say goodbye to his dad. He may get a longer stretch as a result;
1970: In the Forests of Riga the Beasts Are Very Wild Indeed / Margery Finn Brown: The real mystery is....has a crime been committed?;
1971: Moonlight Gardener / Robert L. Fish: Reminiscent of Cornell Woolrich's 'It Had to Be Murder' (On which the film 'Rear Window' was based)--with a twist;
1972: The Purple Shroud / Joyce Harrington: George Moon cheats on his wife once too often. Don't be fooled by that placid smile, George;
1973: The Whimper of Whipped Dogs / Harlan Ellison: a study of the beast that lies within the average city-dweller;
1975: The Jail / Jesse Hill Ford: What happens when a pretend sheriff dreams up the 'perfect' jail?;
1976: Like a Terrible Scream / Etta Revesz: There are some things a younger brother just doesn't need to know;
1977: Chance After Chance / Thomas Walsh: Can a drunken, defrocked priest redeem himself? But what of the stolen money--will that be too big a temptation to resist?;
1978: The Cloud Beneath the Eaves / Barbara Owens: Alice has just a little bit of a Daddy fixation....just a bit.

ISBN-13: 9780394508306
ISBN-10: 0394508300
Publication Date: 1/1980
Pages: 420
Edition: 1st ed
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Publisher: Random House
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Ginette B. (Niteowl7) reviewed The Edgar Winners: 33rd Annual Anthology of the Mystery Writers of America on 3/10/2006 + 242 more book reviews

Some terrific stories here that start in 1947 and end in 1978. Some of the authors included are: Ellery Queen (1947), Philip McDonald (1952), Roald Dahl (1953 & 1959), Stanley Ellin (1954 & 1956), Lawrence Treat (1964), Harlan Ellison (1973), and Lawrence Blochman (1950). There are several more writers. As you can see, Stanley Ellin and Roald Dahl (2 of my favorites) have each written 2 stories for this anthology.

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