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