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From Sam Spade to Philip Marlowe, Nero Wolfe, Lord Peter Wimsey, and the formidable Ellery Queen, Great Detectives assembles the star sleuths of the past century in a dazzling array of classic tales. There has never been a collection to match this one, featuring sixteen short stories by the best mystery writers from England and America. Includes stories by Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Dorothy L. Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Ed McBain, and many more.
First publish date: 1984
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Ray Bradbury
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