Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Detective Stories

Masterpieces of Mystery #3

by Joseph Lewis French (editor)

Contents:
The purloined letter / Edgar Allan Poe
The black hand / Arthur B. Reeve
The biter bit / Wilkie Collins
Missing : page thirteen / Anna Katherine Green
A scandal in Bohemia / A. Conan Doyle
The rope of fear / Mary E. and Thomas W. Hanshew
The safety match / Anton Chekhov
Some Scotland Yard stories / Robert Anderson.

Genres: Classics, Detective

212 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

1858-1936

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Foreword by Joseph Lewis French ✔️
I. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe 5⭐
II. The Black Hand by Arthur B. Reeve 3.5⭐
III. The Biter Bit by Wilkie Collins 3⭐
IV. Missing: Page Thirteen by Anna Katherine Green 3.5⭐
V. A Scandal in Bohemia by A. Conan Doyle 5⭐
VI. The Rope of Fear by Mary E. and Thomas W. Hanshew 4⭐
VII. The Safety Match by Anton Chekhov 3⭐
VIII. Some Scotland Yard Stories by Sir Robert Anderson 4⭐

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice collection of crime stories. It has been many years since I read The Purloined Letter. The other stories I have never read.
The language in some is a bit old fashioned but I don't find that a problem.

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great selection of detective stories.

[walter easthope · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Good book but herd to navigate the page wish it was more open really hard to understand how toget the book you wants