{"product_id":"golden-age-bibliomysteries-9781613164211","title":"Golden Age Bibliomysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf crime fiction's many sub-genres, none is so reflexive and so intriguing as the \"bibliomystery\" stories that involve crimes set, somehow, in the world of books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Vincent Starrett's \"A Volume of Poe,\" a bookseller is murdered; in Ellery Queen's \"The Adventure of the Three R's,\" the detective tracks the disappearance of a local Missouri author; and a killer stalks the stacks of the New York Public Library in Robert L. Blochman's \"Death Walks in Marble Halls.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith fourteen tales of bibliophilic transgression from the Golden Age of the mystery genre (the decades between the two World Wars), this volume collects stories guaranteed to entertain, featuring work from well-remembered authors such as Cornell Woolrich and Anthony Boucher and from those that are lesser-known today, such as Carolyn Wells and James Gould Cozzens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar Award-winning anthologist, editor, bookseller, and mystery scholar Otto Penzler has focused extensively on the history of the bibliomystery, and his expertise shines in this enjoyable collection--both in the selection of stories, and in the informative and illuminating introductions that accompany each one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler\u003c\/b\u003e, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Mystery and Detection\u003c\/i\u003e, 1977, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lineup\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and \u003ci\u003eThe Strand Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American Mystery Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52023950934290,"sku":"9781613164211","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd35dc7c-b3eb-47a4-8568-cab0eafd1b79.jpg?v=1771413856","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/golden-age-bibliomysteries-9781613164211","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}