Masters of mystery cast a suspicious eye on their own profession in this anthology featuring 20 stories by Michelle Knowlden, James Thurber, Bill Pronzini, Bill James, Robert Cenedella, Edward D. Hoch, John Nelson, Michael Z. Lewin, Michael Innes, Joseph Hansen, Carl Martin, and more!

Contents:

Body language / Bill James
Once a writer ... / Robert Cenedella
Private eye who collected pulps / Bill Pronzini
Jane Austen murder / Michelle Knowlden
Macbeth murder mystery / James Thurber
Spy at the Crime Writers Congress / Edward D. Hoch
Lieutenant Harald and the Treasure Island treasure / Margaret Maron
Magwitch returns / John Nelson
The Hit / Michael Z. Lewin
Secret in the woodpile / Michael Innes
Woman's voice / Joseph Hansen
Something ventured / Carl Martin
In the bluebell wood / Julian Symons
Willie's last trip / Donald Olson
Learned adventure of the Dragon's head / Dorothy L. Sayers
Man who read Dashiell Hammett / William Brittain
Lord Chizelrigg's missing fortune / Robert Barr
Copper Peacock / Ruth Rendell
World according to Uncle Albert / Penelope Wallace
With a smile for the ending / Lawrence Block