The Oxford Book of Detective Stories
Patricia Craig
Oxford University Press, USA
&nbsp;Book Loads Slowly&nbsp;<p>Oxford offers a thorough, broad, and representative collection of the best detective short stories, from writers such as Ellery Queen, Dashiell Hammett, and Agatha Christie. Drawing on works from the middle 1800s to the present, the editor shows how different nationalities have put their own stamp on this literary genre.</p>