The era's most famous detectivesSam Spade, Philip Marlowe, Lord Peter Wimsey, Hercule Poirot, Matt Scudder, Easy Rawlins, Spenser and Dalgiesh among themcome to life in this endofthecentury collection.Presents a collection of mystery and detective stories from such authors as Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler, Ed McBain, Ruth Rendell, and Erle Stanley Gardner.