First published 1990
This collection cannot be written from inside a single story, as it contains twenty-one separate crime tales from different authors. Each story presents its own mystery to solve, from blood-chilling murders to puzzling thefts that will make readers smile. The anthology gathers leading mystery writers who craft cases designed to challenge anyone who enjoys playing detective. Some stories focus on brutal crimes that shock, while others take a lighter approach to criminal mischief. Publishers Weekly praised the collection as outstanding. Readers face the same clues the fictional detectives use, testing their ability to spot the guilty party before the reveal. The third volume in this successful series delivers the same mix of serious and playful crime fiction that made the first two books popular nationwide.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime
Vibes: suspenseful
Tropes: puzzle-mystery
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
324 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley