A Mystery Writers of America Classic

The Crime of My Life

Edited by Brian Garfield

On sale date: 7/8/19

A VERY SPECIAL MYSTERY ANTHOLOGY FEATURING THE BEST BY THE BEST…

In 1984, Mystery Writers of America brought together a roster of authors that has rarely been equaled before or since. Every living MWA President (including several who were also Grand Masters) was asked to select one of their own published stories and write a brief introduction as to why it was their favorite one. The resulting volume, edited under the keen eye of author and screenwriter Brian Garfield, contains some of the finest crime and mystery stories of the previous 50 years.

Dorothy Salisbury Davis delights with tale of a most unusual art “heist.” Master of the macabre Robert Bloch is in fine form with a story of a con man who takes advantage of lonely women, until he meets his match in deception. Helen McCloy goes to the other side of the world for her engrossing story of 19th century China. John D. MacDonald introduces us to a salesman suffering from the wickedest of hangovers, and bestselling French author Georges Simenon tells a cat-and-mouse tale between a mild-mannered tailor and the serial killer he believes is living across the street from him.

Thirteen masterful tales of mystery and suspense, selected by the people who know them best—the authors themselves.

Featuring stories by:

Robert Bloch
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Stanley Ellin
Brian Garfield
Edward D. Hoch
John D. MacDonald
Harold Q. Masur
Helen McCloy
Georges Simenon
Richard Martin Stern
Lillian de la Torre
Lawrence Treat
Hilary Waugh

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Ebook ISBN: 9781393381792

POD ISBN: 978-1079176674

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Otherwise available through bookstores via special order.