Presents an analysis of detective fiction and the works of some of its most noteworthy authors.

"Agrand treasure for fans of the grande dame of mystery, The harlequin tea set and other stories brings together nine rare and brilliant Christie tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of her storytelling genius."--Publisher description.

Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories? These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children's crime writers writing today. These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detectives, and this anthology is a must for fans of crime fiction and detection, especially the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, The Roman...

Offers two novellas and a number of short stories--some of which feature the author's popular character, Inspector Alan Banks--in a collection that explores the disparate motives that move people to harm one another.