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"The specialty publisher with the most star-studded list is Crippen & Landru, which has produced short story collections by some of the biggest names in contemporary crime fiction." 
- Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

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- The Strand Magazine

"A monument in the making is appearing year by year from Crippen & Landru, a small press devoted exclusively to publishing the criminous short story."  
- Don Herron,
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine

"This is the best edited, most attractively packaged line of mystery books introduced in this decade. The books are equally valuable to collectors and readers."
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Masquerade: Ten Crime Stories

Masquerade: Ten Crime Stories
by Max Brand, edited by William F. Nolan

GUNS AND GANGSTERS, CRIME AND CRIMINALS
Max Brand, the pen-name of Frederick Faust (1892-1944) was a master of the fast-action tale with mythic themes – including redemption and honor – often set in a mythic landscape. He wrote some of his classic westerns, historical adventures, sports stories and medical romances (he invented Dr. Kildare) while living in an Italian villa. The ten tales were originally published between 1935 and 1938, and most have never been reprinted. … read more
The Archer Files

The Archer Files
by Ross Macdonald, edited by Tom Nolan

Ross Macdonald (1915-1983) was the author of eighteen books that a New York Times critic called “the finest series of detective novels ever written by an American”: the Lew Archer canon, which included such breakthrough best-sellers as The Underground Man, The Goodbye Look, and The Blue Hammer. The Archer Files for the first time collects all the brief Archer fiction … read more
The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries

The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries
by Lloyd Biggle Jr.

DETECTION WITH A SMALL-TOWN FLAVOR! Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (1923-2002) is famous as a science-fiction writer who not only used genuine science but whose books emphasized human and cultural elements, including art and music. The Grandfather Rastin Mysteries, is the 23rd in Crippen & Landru’s series of “Lost Classics” … read more
Murder 'Orrible Murder

Murder, ’Orrible Murder by Amy Myers

Question: what do a French chef, a Victorian chimney sweep and Aphrodite, goddess of love, have in common? Answer: they are all busy solving murder cases in Murder, 'Orrible Murder! Auguste Didier, a master chef in Victorian London, flits from Queen Victoria's jubilee to the home of the Rightful King of England, pursuing his love of exquisite food while constantly being distracted by murder. … read more
Verdict of us all

The Verdict of Us All, Stories by the Detection Club
Edited by Peter Lovesey

Members of London’s famed Detection Club have joined together to honor one of theirown – H.R.F. Keating, historian of the genre,winner of the Gold Dagger (for best novel)and the Diamond Dagger (for Lifetime Achievement), and creator of one of the greatest fictional sleuths, Inspector Ganesh.The Detection Club was founded in 1930 by Anthony Berkeley. Its first Honorary President was G.K. Chesterton, to be succeeded by such luminaries as Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Julian Symons and, for 15 years, Harry Keating. … read more