Collection of mystery and detective stories that include works by the major writers in this genre, but also those writers famous at the time the book was published but have since been forgotten. Authors included are : Poe, Doyle, Morrison, Futrelle, LeBlance, Freeman, Chesterton, Adams, Post, Bentley, Bramah, Bailey, Christie, Sayers, Wynne, Allingham, Hammett, Queen Dickson, Shore, Eberhart, Rinehart, Cohen, Hornung,Wallace, Charteris, Mason Starrett, Cobb and many others.