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The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories (Doubleday, Doran, 1933, $1.00, 313+38+41+288+76+24+11+67+300+35pp, hc, om)     Contents reprinted from original plates, preserving pagination. Also abridged as Mammoth Golden Book of Best Detective Stories (A.L. Burt). · Introduction · Mastermind · in · While the Patient Slept [Sarah Keate; Lance O’Leary] · Mignon G. Eberhart · n. Doubleday, 1930 · The Greek Play [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Delineator March 1930 · The Little Dog [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv The Windsor Magazine March 1932, as “The Small Dog” · Murder by the Clock · Rufus King · n. Doubleday, 1929 · The Shadow Man [J. G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · na The Thriller #156, January 30 1932 · Murder of Helen Jewett · Russel Crouse · ar Murder Won’t Out by Russel Crouse, 1932 · “Blodie Belgium” · Frederick Porter Wensley · ar Detective Days by Frederick Porter Wensley, Cassell, 1931 · The Wonderful War [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na Featuring the Saint by Leslie Charteris, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931 revised from “The Judgement of the Joker” (The Thriller #17, June 1, 1929). · The Poisoned Chocolates Case [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick] · Anthony Berkeley · n. Collins, 1929 · Who Murdered Ellington Breese? · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928 · The Evidence on the Japanned Box · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928 · The Elevated Transit Mystery · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928

Crime: Free Classic Crime Sampler (House of Stratus, 2001, 0-7551-1273-3, free, 301pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 16 extracts from classic crime novels recently reprinted by “House of Stratus”. · Crime Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in 1 · Bahama Crisis · Desmond Bagley · ex Collins, 1980; chapter 1. 19 · Trent’s Last Case [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ex Nelson, 1913; chapter 1. 29 · No Bail for the Judge · Henry Cecil · ex Chapman, 1952; chapter 1. 51 · You’re Dead Without Money · James Hadley Chase · ex Robert Hale, 1972; chapter 1. 75 · The Blue Cross [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 23 1910, as “Valentin Follows a Curious Trail” 101 · The Groote Park Murder · Freeman Wills Crofts · ex Collins, 1923; chapter 1. 119 · Double Barrel · Nicolas Freeling · ex Gollancz, 1964; chapter 1. 125 · The Case of the White Footprints [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Dr. Thorndyke’s Case-Book by R. Austin Freeman, Hodder & Stoughton, 1923 165 · The Case of the Spurious Spinster [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ex Morrow, 1961; chapter 1. 195 · “Where There’s a Will” · Cyril Hare · ss (r) 209 · Death in the Stocks · Georgette Heyer · ex Legend, 1935; chapter 1. 219 · Lament for a Maker [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ex Gollancz, 1938; chapter 1. 227 · Blood Knot · Sam Llewellyn · ex Michael Joseph, 1991; chapter 1. 245 · Bulldog Drummond [Hugh “Bulldog” Drummond] · Sapper · ex Hodder & Stoughton, 1920; chapter 1. 265 · The Four Just Men [The Just Men] · Edgar Wallace · ex Tallis, 1905; chapter 1. 277 · Blind Corner · Dornford Yates · ex Hodder & Stoughton, 1927; chapter 1.

Crime Shorts, First Selection--- see under Crime Shorts #1, 1944.

Crime Shorts, 2nd Selection--- see under Crime Shorts #2, 1944.

Crime Wave: World’s Winning Crime Stories 1981 (Collins Crime Club, December 7, 1981, 0-00-231030-9, 298pp, hc, oa)     Anthology of stories selected by judges for the Swedish Academy of Detection for the Crime Writers’ International Congress. Also available in pb (London: Fontana 1983) from which pagination is taken. 7 · Introduction · Desmond Bagley · in 9 · A Visit with Montezuma · Frank Sisk · ss; 1st prize. 26 · Genesis · Dwight Steward · ss; 2nd prize. 43 · The Witch, Yazzie, and the Nine of Clubs · Tony Hillerman · ss; 3rd prize. 59 · The Case of the Baker Street Dozen · Arthur Douglas · nv 89 · The Silence Is Rest · Francis King · ss 99 · Wrong Number · Michael Z. Lewin · ss 105 · The Inside Pocket · Michael Gilbert · ss 123 · The Murders in the Alley of the Mad Nun [Adjutent Grijpstra; Sgt. de Gier] · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss 136 · Last Testament · Grace Hogarth · ss 151 · The Other Eye [Al Darlan (aka Al Diamond)] · Edward D. Hoch · nv 169 · Murder a la Mode · Richard Grayson · ss 188 · The Battered Mailbox · Stanley Cohen · ss 208 · Little Knives · Madelaine Duke · ss 221 · The Last Winter · Thomasina Weber · ss 226 · Some Shall Be Pardon’d, and Some Punished (The Capulet v. Montague Case) · Jaroslav Veis; translated by Norah Hronkova · ss 246 · The Unknown Pillow · Alida Baxter · ss 261 · All in Good Taste · Lawrence Treat · ss 274 · The Price of Murder · John Stevenson · ss 285 · The Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Crime and Detection (Second Series) (Oxford University Press, 1930, hc, an) 1 · Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine December 1834, uncredited. 18 · The Mystery of Marie Rogêt [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Snowden’s Lady’s Companion November 1842 (+2) 87 · The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1908 127 · Prince Charlie’s Dirk · Eden Phillpotts · nv The London Magazine August 1926 200 · The Tiger’s Skin · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Magazine June 1902 216 · The Man with the Nailed Shoes [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · na John Thorndyke’s Cases by R. Austin Freeman, Chatto, 1909 284 · The Leak · Harold Steevens · nv The Strand Magazine July 1928 308 · The Hidden Witness · “Sapper” · nv The Strand Magazine December 1928 329 · A Matter of Taste [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1928, as “The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste” 348 · The Five of Swords [Paul Forain] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Hearst’s Magazine February 1919 385 · Black and White [Rowland Hern] · Nicholas Olde · ss The Incredible Adventures of Rowland Hern by Nicholas Olde, Heinemann, 1928

Crime on the Coast & No Flowers by Request (Gollancz, 1984, 0-575-03442-4, £6.95, 120pp, hc, an) 3 · Crime on the Coast I—The Fun Fair · John Dickson Carr · rr News Chronicle 1954 8 · Crime on the Coast II—Into the Tunnel · John Dickson Carr · rr News Chronicle 1954 12 · Crime on the Coast III—A Blow in the Dark · Valerie White · rr News Chronicle 1954 17 · Crime on the Coast IV—Phil Drops a Bombshell · Valerie White · rr News Chronicle 1954 22 · Crime on the Coast V—On Uncle Hubert’s Trail · Laurence W. Meynell · rr News Chronicle 1954 26 · Crime on the Coast VI—Trouble at the Yellow Cat · Laurence W. Meynell · rr News Chronicle 1954 30 · Crime on the Coast VII—Accident at the Mill · Joan Fleming · rr News Chronicle 1954 35 · Crime on the Coast VIII—An Inspector Calls… · Joan Fleming · rr News Chronicle 1954 40 · Crime on the Coast IX—The Woman in Room 220 · Michael Cronin · rr News Chronicle 1954 45 · Crime on the Coast X—The Note in the Bottle · Michael Cronin · rr News Chronicle 1954 50 · Crime on the Coast XI—Phil Lashes Out · Elizabeth Ferrars · rr News Chronicle 1954 55 · Crime on the Coast XII—A Wraith Comes Out of the Sea · Elizabeth Ferrars · rr News Chronicle 1954 63 · No Flowers by Request: Chapter I · Dorothy L. Sayers · rr Daily Sketch 1953 77 · No Flowers by Request: Chapter II · E. C. R. Lorac · rr Daily Sketch 1953 86 · No Flowers by Request: Chapter III · Gladys Mitchell · rr Daily Sketch 1953 96 · No Flowers by Request: Chapter IV · Anthony Gilbert · rr Daily Sketch 1953 107 · No Flowers by Request: Chapter V · Christianna Brand · rr Daily Sketch 1953

Crime—1947 Album (Swan, 1947, 3/6d, 127pp, hc, oa)     Also in pb as Crime—25 Complete Yarns. 3 · Whisper of Death · Gordon Hedley · ss 10 · There’s Many a Slip · Francis Michel · vi 13 · Dead Man Tells · Vernon Wycherly · vi 16 · Strange Case of the Missing Bride · Leslie Bussey · ss 23 · Not Guilty · Iris Weigh · ss 29 · The Manager’s Office · Fiona Fraser · ss 34 · Murder at Seven Sharp · Herbert J. Brandon · vi 37 · Emeralds and Henri · Camilia Webb · vi 39 · The Killer · Dorothea de Culwen · vi 42 · Then Fall, Caesar · G. M. Byrne · ss 50 · The Platinum Planetoid · Maurice G. Hugi · ss 62 · Crime Does Pay · Ernest Singleton · vi 65 · Backwash · David Gammon · ss 71 · Crooked Harvest · Shelley Smith · vi 74 · Doctor Cryckfen Prays · Peter Larcombe · ss 79 · Imperfect Crime · Joan Broughton · vi 82 · Set a Thief · Mervyn Martin · vi 85 · Bargain Basement · William Norman · vi 88 · Stones an’ Shamrocks · Wallace Arter · ss 96 · False Notes · Leslie B. Watt · vi 98 · Manhunt · F. W. Murray · ss 104 · The Dead Can’t Argue · Dallas Kirby · ss 111 · The Wires Are Clear · Leslie Bussey · ss 119 · Unnatural Death · G. H. Lister · ss 124 · In the Bag · Preston D. Olsen · ss

Crime—25 Complete Yarns--- see under Crime—1947 Album, Swan, 1947.

Crimes, Creeps and Thrills ed. John Gawsworth, uncredited (E.H. Samuel, 1936, 2/6d, xv+560pp, hc, oa)     45 new stories of detection, horror and adventure. 1 · The Shadow · E. H. Visiak · n. 166 · Hunger · Philip Lindsay · ss 177 · The Eyes of Obi · R. Edison Page · ss 182 · The Uncharted Islands · E. H. Visiak & John Gawsworth · nv 205 · The Woman with the Bundle · Kenneth Hare · ss 217 · The Skull · A. L. Davis · ss 229 · The Rattlesnake · John Rowland · ss 234 · Chinese Mask · John St. Clair Muriel · ss 244 · The Ninth Year · R. Edison Page · ss 252 · Sacrifice · Simon Dewes · ss 262 · Broken · Henry Yalden · ss 269 · The Hand · Richard Middleton · ss (r) 275 · The Falls Scandal · M. P. Shiel & Fytton Armstrong · ss 286 · Eccentric Lady Tullswater · Richard Middleton · ss (r) 292 · The Execution of Damiens · H. H. Ewers · ss 309 · Murray’s Child · Richard Middleton & G. Dundas · ss (r) 313 · The Cat-Lovers · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 319 · The Tube of Radium · R. Edison Page · nv 340 · Coincidence · Frederick Carter · ss 348 · The Women Avenge · Edgar Jepson · ss 366 · High Politics [Inspector Ego] · G. R. Malloch · ss Cassell’s Magazine June 1931 385 · The Signet Ring · Francis Marsden · ss 392 · The House Opposite · Oswell Blakeston · nv 398 · My Friend Trenchard · Eimar O’Duffy · ss 419 · Boxbug Paints His Kitchen · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 422 · On Lighthouse Rock · John Lindsey · ss 428 · Secret Service Work! · Edgar Jepson · ss 447 · Gilmartin · Mary Frances McHugh · ss 451 · Decision · John St. Clair Muriel · ss 458 · Death for the Gander · Simon · ss 462 · The Case of the Absconding Financier · Edgar Jepson · ss 479 · Really Was a Bluetit · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 489 · Helping Mummy · Norah C. James · ss 492 · The Jingling Telephone · R. Edison Page & Kenneth Jay · ss 500 · Carson · E. H. Visiak · vi 502 · The Ride · Mary Frances McHugh · ss 509 · A Whistling Woman and a Crowning Hen · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 517 · Summer Harvest · Hamish Maclaren · vi 520 · Cruelty in Sunlight · Philip Henderson · ss 526 · The Lost Meadow · Edgar Jepson · ss 533 · The Disappearance · Simon · ss 540 · The “Master” · M. P. Shiel & Fytton Armstrong · ss 548 · The Announcement · Nugent Barker · ss The Cornhill Magazine March 1934 551 · The Fakier of Teheran · Frederick Carter · ss 555 · The Shifting Growth · Edgar Jepson & John Gawsworth · ss

Crimes of Passion (Worldwide Mystery, January 2002, 0-373-26407-0, $6.99, 380pp, pb, oa) 9 · Fire and Ice · Nancy Means Wright · na 103 · Night Flames · Maggie Price · na 197 · St. Valentine’s Diamond · Jonathan Harrington · na 285 · The Lovebirds · B. J. Daniels · na

Crimespotting: An Edinburgh Crime Collection (Birlinn Ltd., January 2009, 1846971241, 224pp, hc, oa) 7 · Foreword · George Grubb · fw 9 · Introduction · Irvine Welsh · in 13 · Affairs of the Heart · Kate Atkinson · nv 35 · Pretend Blood · Margaret Atwood · ss 49 · There Goes Me · Isla Dewar · nv 77 · place b · Christopher Brookmyre · nv 107 · Carlo Blue · John Burnside · ss 121 · Driven · Ian Rankin · nv 145 · Recompense · James Robertson · nv 175 · Dead Close · Lin Anderson · ss 195 · Chris Takes the Bus · Denise Mina · ss 201 · As God Made Us · A. L. Kennedy · ss 219 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg