by Mystery Writers of America (Author), Otto Pensler (Photographer), Mickey Friedman (Photographer)
The Crown Crime Companion
The Top 100 Mystery Novels Of All Time Selected by the Mystery Writers Of America Annotated by 0tto Penzler and Compiled by Mickey Friedman For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories. Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed. Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category: Classics: Suspense: Hardboiled/Private Eye: Police Procedural: Espionage/Thriller: Criminal: Cozy/Traditional: Historical: Humorous: Legal/Courtroom: H.R.F. Keating Mary Higgins Clark Sue Grafton Joseph Wambaugh John Gardner Richard Condon Margaret Maron Peter Lovesey Gregory Mcdonald Scott TurowFront Jacket
The Crown Crime Companion
The Top 100 Mystery Novels Of All Time
Selected by the
Mystery Writers Of America
Annotated by 0tto Penzler and Compiled by Mickey Friedman
For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories.
Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed.
Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category:
Classics:
Suspense:
Hardboiled/Private Eye:
Police Procedural:
Espionage/Thriller:
Criminal:
Cozy/Traditional:
Historical:
Humorous:
Legal/Courtroom:
H.R.F. Keating
Mary Higgins Clark
Sue Grafton
Joseph Wambaugh
John Gardner
Richard Condon
Margaret Maron
Peter Lovesey
Gregory Mcdonald
Scott Turow
Back Jacket
For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories. Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed. Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category. Also included is a list of all the Edgar Award-winning books since the inception of the award.
Author Biography
Otto Penzler is the founder of The Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books. He also owns The Mysterious Bookstore in both New York and Los Angeles. Mickey Friedman is the author of seven mystery novels. The latest is Riptide.