Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries

Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story. ‘ Lock your door and enjoy ’ – Kirkus Locked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime – a body found inside a windowless room that’s been locked from the inside, for example – before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution. This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries from some of the finest writers in the genre, including household names like John Dickson Carr , Ellery Queen , and Cornell Woolrich . Selected by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler , this book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into the Golden Age of mystery writing, promising hours of entertainment for armchair detectives young and old. ‘ Superb . . . This is a perfect introduction for those new to this particular subgenre’ – Publishers Weekly

Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story. ‘ Lock your door and enjoy ’ – Kirkus Locked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime – a body found inside a windowless room that’s been locked from the inside, for example – before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution. This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries from some of the finest writers in the genre, including household names like John Dickson Carr , Ellery Queen , and Cornell Woolrich . Selected by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler , this book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into the Golden Age of mystery writing, promising hours of entertainment for armchair detectives young and old. ‘ Superb . . . This is a perfect introduction for those new to this particular subgenre’ – Publishers Weekly