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Availability:In StockContributor:Otto PenzlerSeries:American Mystery ClassicsPublish date:7/7/2026Pages:408
Languages:EnglishPublisher:American Mystery ClassicsISBN-13:9781613167885ISBN-10:1613167881UPC:9781613167885Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:ThrillersBook Topic:SuspenseSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.50 inchesWeight:0.577Product ID:SC7ZSM2TCP
Fifteen suspenseful tales from the Golden Age of the mystery genre. The art of the suspense story is incredibly varied. Rarely classified as whodunits, these narratives can be more accurately described as "when-will-it-be-dones." From hungry tigers stalking their prey to jealous lovers plotting revenge, the binding element of these stories is anticipation. Although humans have delighted in terrifying themselves with this type of anxiety-inducing tale since the caveman days, stories of suspense flourished in the interim between the World Wars. In this collection, Edgar-Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler selects the highlights of the suspense genre during this Golden Age era. Familiar names such as Stanley Ellin, James M. Cain, and Ellery Queen appear alongside lesser known authors worth revisiting. Each of these writers has their own strategy for building tension, making this anthology a robust representation of the many ways to keep readers at the edge of their seat
Languages:EnglishPublisher:American Mystery ClassicsISBN-13:9781613167885ISBN-10:1613167881UPC:9781613167885Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:ThrillersBook Topic:SuspenseSize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.50 inchesWeight:0.577Product ID:SC7ZSM2TCP
Otto Penzler, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of the Mysterious Press (1975); Mysterious Press.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, 1977, and The Lineup, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from Noircon and The Strand Magazine. He has edited more than 80 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.
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