Masterpieces of Mystery: The Golden Age Part II (1977) Anthology by Ellery Queen (ed. Sun77)
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Overview: The detective stories, particularly the novels, of The Golden Age were characterized by:
- ingenuity and complexity of plot
- originality of concept, including the “locked room,” the “miracle problem,” and the “impossible crime”
- subtle and legitimate misdirection of clues—poetic license—but always with complete fairness to the reader
- and often a stunning surprise solution, in a phrase (R. Austin Freeman’s), “an exhibition of mental gymnastics”
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller

Includes the following 16 stories:
MIND OVER MATTER—Ellery Queen
THE FOOTPRINT IN THE SKY—Carter Dickson
MR. BEARSTOWE SAYS—Anthony Berkeley
THE MAN ON THE IRON PALINGS—David Frome
THE RIDDLE OF THE BLACK MUSEUM—Stuart Palmer
PUZZLE FOR POPPY—Patrick Quentin
THE CLUE OF THE SCATTERED RUBIES—Erle Stanley Gardner
THE CRIMSON LETTERS—Margery Allingham
THE DARKEST CLOSET—Irvin S. Cobb
THE PHONOGRAPH MURDER—Helen Reilly
THE GUN WITH WINGS—Rex Stout
THE ASSASSINS’ CLUB—Nicholas Blake
LESSON IN ANATOMY—Michael Innes
OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH—Clayton Rawson
I CAN FIND MY WAY OUT—Ngaio Marsh
INSPECTOR MAIGRET DEDUCES—Georges Simenon
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Requirements: ePUB reader, 0.8Mb
Overview: The detective stories, particularly the novels, of The Golden Age were characterized by:
- ingenuity and complexity of plot
- originality of concept, including the “locked room,” the “miracle problem,” and the “impossible crime”
- subtle and legitimate misdirection of clues—poetic license—but always with complete fairness to the reader
- and often a stunning surprise solution, in a phrase (R. Austin Freeman’s), “an exhibition of mental gymnastics”
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller
Includes the following 16 stories:
MIND OVER MATTER—Ellery Queen
THE FOOTPRINT IN THE SKY—Carter Dickson
MR. BEARSTOWE SAYS—Anthony Berkeley
THE MAN ON THE IRON PALINGS—David Frome
THE RIDDLE OF THE BLACK MUSEUM—Stuart Palmer
PUZZLE FOR POPPY—Patrick Quentin
THE CLUE OF THE SCATTERED RUBIES—Erle Stanley Gardner
THE CRIMSON LETTERS—Margery Allingham
THE DARKEST CLOSET—Irvin S. Cobb
THE PHONOGRAPH MURDER—Helen Reilly
THE GUN WITH WINGS—Rex Stout
THE ASSASSINS’ CLUB—Nicholas Blake
LESSON IN ANATOMY—Michael Innes
OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH—Clayton Rawson
I CAN FIND MY WAY OUT—Ngaio Marsh
INSPECTOR MAIGRET DEDUCES—Georges Simenon
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