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  • Golden Age Suspense Stories

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Series series American Mystery Classics
    Fifteen suspenseful tales from the Golden Age of the mystery genre.The art of the suspense story is incredibly varied. Rarely classified as whodunits, these narratives can be more accurately described as "when-will-it-be-dones." From hungry tigers stalking their prey to jealous lovers plotting revenge, the binding element of these stories is anticipation. Although humans have delighted in ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Dangerous Women

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Prepare to meet the most seductively female and the most shockingly fatal of femmes fatales, brought to you by seventeen of the finest authors of mystery and suspense fiction.Award-winning editor Otto Penzler presents a collection of short and sizzling masterpieces of kisses and kiss-offs, gams and gats, published for the first time anywhere. In "Third Party," Jay McInerney takes you on a wild ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Murderers' Row

    Original Baseball Mysteries: Volume 2

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Narrated by Dan Cashman ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 30 min

    Seven original baseball short stories in the mystery and murder genres, written by an all-star lineup of writers, each of whom understands the game's lore and tactical nuances as well as its deep roots in American life. Compiled by Otto Penzler, the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and regarded as the world's foremost authority on crime, mystery, and suspense fiction. Stories ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Golden Age Christmas Mysteries

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Series series American Mystery Classics
    Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler selects Christmas-themed mysteries from the American authors active during the genre's Golden Age, including stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart, John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and more.Christmas has served as a fertile background for mystery fiction for a very long time, perhaps because it has the appearance of a time of peace and love while being so ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Great Detectives

    The World's Most Celebrated Sleuths Unmasked by Their Authors

    by Otto Penzler ...
    The origins of literature's finest crime fighters, told by their creators themselvesTheir names ring out like gunshots in the dark of a back alley, crime fighters of a lost era whose heroic deeds will never be forgotten. They are men like Lew Archer, Pierre Chambrun, Flash Casey, and the Shadow. They are women like Mrs. North and the immortal Nancy Drew. These are detectives, and they are some of ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Greatest Mysteries of All Time

    Volume 3

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Narrated by Eric Roberts ...

    Abridged

    6 hours 5 min

    From raging ex-cons on the streets of L.A. to cold-blooded crime sprees in Chicago, nail-biting suspense make this classic collection of murder, crime, and horror stories a thrilling audio experience not soon forgotten. Acclaimed writers— past and present— such as James Ellroy, Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, and Ellery Queen, deliver the best in short story crime and mystery fiction:• " The Perfect ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Greatest Mysteries of All Time

    Volume 2

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Narrated by Harlan Ellison ...

    Abridged

    5 hours 21 min

    Just when you think you will sleep at night, the best writers of the stuff nightmares are made of offer tales of suspense, fantasy, horror, and cold-blooded crime. Challenging twists of plot make this collection a chilling audio experience. Featuring the finest short story mystery fiction by such acclaimed writers as Harlan Ellison, Ruth Rendell, and Charles McCarry, this volume includes:• " Soft ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Lineup

    The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Narrated by John Allen Nelson, Justine Eyre, John Lee ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 54 min

    A great recurring character in a series you love becomes an old friend. You learn about their strange quirks and their haunted pasts and root for them every time they face danger. But where do some of the most fascinating sleuths in the mystery and thriller world really come from? What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Narrated by Matt Godfrey, Heather Costa ...
    Series series Big Book

    Abridged

    50 hours 38 min

    Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! is the darkest, the living-deadliest, scariest—and dare we say most tasteful—collection of zombie stories ever assembled. It's so good, it's a no-brainer.There is never a dull moment in the world of zombies. They are superstars of horror and they are everywhere, storming the world of print and visual media. Their endless march will never be stopped. It's the Zombie ... Read more

    $56.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Murder for Love, Murder for Women

    A Collection of Wickedly Witty Crimes of Passion

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Narrated by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 31 min

    Murder for Love: Murder for Women is a collection of wickedly witty crime-of-passion short stories by some of the best women writers inside and out of the mystery field. These eight thrilling never-before-published stories include:• " For Whom the Beep Tolls" by Carol Higgins Clark• " Definitely, a Crime for Passion" by Mary Higgins Clark• " The Stalker" by Faye Kellerman• " Nancy Drew Remembers" ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Murder Is My Racquet

    Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Murder is My Racquet is the most thrilling way to read about tennis, murder and intrigue. This collection of stories by famous mystery writers, including Ridley Pearson and Lawrence Block, deal with the prestige of the high-stakes race to become one of the few international tennis stars, the promotional opportunities involved, the elimination of tournament competition, and the strategy of tennis ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year 2025

    by Otto Penzler ...
    Narrated by Jamie Renell, Marnye Young ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 58 min

    #1 bestseller John Grisham selects the best short mystery fiction of the past year.From over 3,000 considered stories published in the past year, this anthology contains the twenty best, selected by #1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham under the auspices of New York City's legendary crime fiction specialty store The Mysterious Bookshop.Included are tales of suspense, detection, and ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook