Best of
Detective

1944

The Simple Art of Murder


Raymond Chandler - 1944
    Contains Chandler's essay on the art of detective stories and a collection of 8 classic Chandler mysteries.

Full House


Rex Stout - 1944
    Includes the novels "The League of Frightened Men", "And Be a Villain", and "Curtains for Three" (short story collection: "Gun with Wings", "Bullet for One", "Disguise for Murder").

The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes


Ellery QueenStuart Palmer - 1944
    First published in 1944, this is an anthology of parodies and pastiches, and comprises of a collection of more than 30 stories—written by detective story writers, famous literary figures, humorists and others—of burlesques and pastiches of the famous detective that represent the highlights of character, style, idiosyncrasies, deduction associated with Sherlock Holmes.

Profile by Gaslight: An Irregular Reader About the Private Life of Sherlock Holmes


Edgar W. Smith - 1944