Best of
Mystery

1972

Lord Peter


Dorothy L. Sayers - 1972
    I Lord Peter Views the Body (1928) 12 stories: The .. 1 Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers2 Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question3 Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will4 Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag5 Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker6 Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention7 Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran8 Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste9 Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head10 Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach11 Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face"12 Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba"II Hangman's Holiday (1933) 4 stories: The ..1 Image in the Mirror"2 Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey"3 Queen's Square"4 Necklace of Pearls"III In the Teeth of the Evidence (1939)1 In the Teeth of the Evidence2 Absolutely Elsewhere"IV Striding Folly (1972)1 Striding Folly2 The Haunted Policeman3 Talboys* Sayers, Lord Peter and God by Carolyn Heilbrun* Greedy Night, A Parody by E. C. Bentley

Nate the Great


Marjorie Weinman Sharmat - 1972
    She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery.

Four Rabbi Small Mysteries: Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry, Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home, and Monday the Rabbi Took Off


Harry Kemelman - 1972
      Spend a long weekend with the scholar and spiritual leader who watches over the Jewish community in 1960s Barnard’s Crossing, Massachusetts—and in his spare time, solves crimes.  Friday the Rabbi Slept Late: A young nanny is found dead in the temple parking lot—and her purse is discovered in Rabbi David Small’s car. Now he has to collaborate with the local Irish-Catholic police chief to exonerate himself.  Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry: Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, is defiled when a body is found—and the rabbi must uncover who has something to atone for.  Sunday the Rabbi Stayed Home: When Passover is overshadowed by congregational politics and a murder at a local university, the rabbi must study the clues.  Monday the Rabbi Took Off: Rabbi Small journeys to Israel for a bit of peace, but instead has to team up with an Orthodox cop to unravel a bombing case.   Don’t miss these four mystery novels featuring an amateur detective who uses Talmudic logic—an introduction to the multimillion-selling series that provides both “an eye-opening snapshot of a particular time in Jewish-American history” and delightfully entertaining whodunits (Los Angeles Review of Books).

Smokescreen


Dick Francis - 1972
    But when his godmother asks him to investigate her racehorses in South Africa, he's out of his depth. Soon enough, he's plunged into a plot of gold, greed, and gilded lives that forces him to uncover a killer and give a bravura performance he'll never give again....

Striding Folly


Dorothy L. Sayers - 1972
    Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero.This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.

Requiem for Idols / You're Best Alone


Peter Curtis - 1972
    

Ellery Queen's Mystery Bag


Ellery QueenFlorence V. Mayberry - 1972
    Powell.The real shape of the coast, by J. Lutz.The gun, by K. Gottlieb.Falling object, by W. Brittain.A specialist in still lifes, by C. Rosenthal.When suns collide, by A. Gilbert.Tictocq, the great French detective, by O. Henry.The beauty in that house, by F. V. Mayberry.The fortune cookie, by J. L. Breen.Experiment in personality, by J. Symons.The physician and the opium fiend, by R. L. Stevens.A single minute of fear, by R. A. Selzer.Nightmare in New York, by J. Sweet.Cal always said, by E. Arthur.After the lights are out, by M. L. Downer.Comedy of discomfiture, by M. Innes.The bitter years, by D. Lyon.Summon the watch! By A. Davidson.The payoff, by S. Ellin.The perfect servant, by H. Nielsen.This one's a beauty, by P. McGerr.Someone at the door, by E. Hunter.Report on a broken bridge, by D. O'Neil.Accessories after the fact, by M. Gilbert.The Leopold locked room, by E. D. Hoch

The Secret Seven Mystery


Enid Blyton - 1972
    

High Stakes / Smokescreen (2 in 1)


Dick Francis - 1972
    But not all of them are innocent...or legal. Join Dick Francis, the undisputed master of the racing crime mystery, for two classic thrillers featuring all the danger, glamour and excitement of the sport of kings. After one brilliant season, a crooked trainer prepares for the ultimate gamble in HIGH STAKES. And death awaits those who penetrate a shady race-fixing syndicate in SMOKESCREEN, a wonderfully sinister story set in South Africa.

Maryjane Tonight at Angels Twelve


Martin Caidin - 1972
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