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The Locked-Room Mysteries - The Best American Mystery Stories
Otto Penzler
1,000 PAGES OF LOCKED ROOM MYSTERIES! Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, P. G. Wodehouse, Ellery Queen and even Stephen King rub shoulders with new and forgotten masterpieces in this definitive collection of utterly impossible crimes. 70 stories handpicked by Otto Penzle
960 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780857898920 |
| Publishers | Atlantic Books |
| Pages | 960 |
| Dimensions | 231 × 176 × 43 mm · 1.43 kg |
| Editor | Penzler, Otto |
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