Simply the Best Mysteries — Janet Hutchings

No other prize in the mystery field carries the critical acclaim, or the guarantee of enjoyment, that the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America does. With contributions by such writers as P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, Patricia Highsmith, and Stanley Ellin, here is the first retrospective collection of Edgar-winning stories, plus some that lost by only the slimmest of margins.