Death Locked In

"Death Locked In," offers a riveting collection of murder mysteries crafted by some of the world's finest crime writers. John Dickson Carr presents Dr. Gideon Fell with a baffling case of a woman strangled on a beach with no footprints in the sand. Ngaio Marsh challenges Inspector Roderick Alleyn to solve a murder inside a locked dressing room. Bill Pronzini's nameless private eye shadows a car occupant who mysteriously disappears. Edward D. Hoch weaves a spy thriller involving murder in a locked automobile. Anthony Boucher explores the perfect crime using a time machine, while Frederic Brown tells a quirky tale of a ghoul's antics in a locked morgue.

Ellery Queen examines a multi-faceted mystery surrounding the disappearance of priceless diamonds. Clayton Rawson, with the help of the Great Merlini, orchestrates a disappearance from a telephone booth surrounded by witnesses. L. Frank Baum, known for "The Wizard of Oz," dispatches a money-lender in a unique manner. Wilkie Collins keeps readers on edge with a murderous bedroom scenario, and Cornell Woolrich delves into a deadly hotel room mystery. Lillian de la Torre recreates the first true historical locked-room mystery, rounding out this anthology with ten tantalizing tales that promise to both intrigue and terrify.