784 pages | Hardcover

Eleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown.

A superstar lineup of detectivesincluding Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirotheadlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poes The Murders in the Rue Morgue and G. K. Chestertons The Blue Cross are ideal for a cozy evening by the fire, while novels like Agatha ChristiesThe Murder on the Linksand Jules VernesAn Antarctic Mysterywill keep you engrossed for days. The eleven works in this volume are preceded by a scholarly introduction that explores the origins of the genre, as well as the development of the modern mystery story and the contributions made by each author.