Best of
Mystery

1952

The Nero Wolfe Primer


Rex Stout - 1952
    And Be a Villain, Black Orchids and Champagne For One

Sea View Secret


Elizabeth Kinsey - 1952
    A wonderful story of a much simpler time in history. There is family and mystery and everything else a good kids book needs. The story has stuck with me for 50 years and I am sure it will stay with anyone that reads it be they kids or grownups. Clymer published this under the pseudonym Elizabeth Kinsey.

The Swimming Pool


Mary Roberts Rinehart - 1952
    Her sister, detective novelist Lois, has no patience for Judith's bizarre behavior. However, a real-life mystery unfolds when Judith disappears from her locked room without a trace. Reissue.

The Later Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes


Arthur Conan Doyle - 1952
    Smith; Illustrated with a selective collation of the original illustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele, Sidney Paget & others

To Catch A Thief


David Dodge - 1952
    There is a series of jewel robberies on the Riviera that resemble his style and the police believe that the Cat is up to his old tricks again. A young lady vacationing in France suspects Robie at first, then offers to help him catch the burglar.

Eyes That Watch You


William Irish - 1952
    Eyes That Watch You (a.k.a. The Case of the Talking Eyes)2. Stuck3. Charlie Won't Be Home Tonight4. Murder with a U5. All at Once, No Alice6. Damned Clever, These Americans7. Flat Tire

The Second Saint Omnibus


Leslie Charteris - 1952
    Collection of short stories:Foreword by Leslie CharterisThe Star Producers (from The Happy Highwayman)The Wicked Cousin (from The Happy Highwayman)The Man Who Liked Ants (from The Happy Highwayman)Palm Springs (from The Saint Goes West)The Sizzling Saboteur (from The Saint on Guard)The Masked Angel (from Call for the Saint)Judith (from The Saint Errant)Jeannine (from The Saint Errant)Teresa (from The Saint Errant)Dawn (from The Saint Errant)Afterword by Leslie Charteris