Murder-it's one of the staples of mystery fiction. One of the unwritten rules of the mystery novel is to start your murder in the first chapter...and on the first page, if possible! Collected here are 23 tales of murder. Some are fiendish. (The Doorbell is especially chilling.) Some are exotic. (Egyptian mummy murder? You bet!) Some take place in exotic locations. (The Canadian woods? At sea? In foreign countries? Why not!) What they all have in common, though, is a fiendish mastermind trying (and sometimes succeeding) in getting away with the ultimate crime...MURDER! Included are:
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE, by James Holding
ONCE ABOARD THE LUGGER, by Stuart Palmer
THE STEPS TO MURDER, by Rufus King
MURDER HUNCH, by John Benton
PROXY, by Talmage Powell
CORPORAL DOWNEY CALLS THE TUNE, by James B. Hendryx
ARMORED CAR RENDEZVOUS, by Lawrence DeFoy
MURDER SET-UP, by Charles Marquis Warren
PAY FOR YOUR PEANUTS, by Tom Thursday
THE AVALANCHE MAKER, by W....