Golden Age Detective Stories by Otto Penzler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

1. The Enemy by Charlotte Armstrong. (1951) Detective Mike Russell
Who did kill the dog?
2. The Stripper by Anthony Boucher. (1947)Detective- Sister Ursula. Which of the four professors is the murderer called the stripper.
3. POSTICHE - Mignon C. Eberhart (1935) Detective - Susan Dare writer
Miriam Wiggenham is concerned that maybe her uncle Keller's death was not natural as has been certified. She asks Susan to investigate.
4. The Case of the Crimson Kiss - Erle Stanley Gardner (1948) Detective Perry Mason
Who did kill Carver L. Clements
5. The Enchanted Garden - H.F. Heard (1949) Detective - Mr. Mycroft
How is the accident that befell Miss Hetty Hess related to her death.
6. 5-4=murderer - Baynard Kendrick (1953) Detective - Captain Duncan Maclain
Blind Maclain is a witness to shooting in a diner, can he solve the case.
7. There's Death for Remembrance - Francis & Richard Lockridge (1955) Detective Pamela & Jerry Norton.
How and why does Fern Hartley die at a school reunion dinner.
8. The Monkey Murder by Stuart Palmer (1947) Detective - Hildegarde Withers
How can Withers prove that George Wayland is a wife strangler when the police have failed.
9. The Adventure of the African Traveler by Ellery Queen (1934) Detective - Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen is conducting a seminar with three students to study a current crime - that of the murder of Oliver Spargo. Who's theory will prove to be correct.
10. Puzzle for Poppy by Patrick Quentin (1946) Detectives - Peter and Iris Duluth
Who is trying to kill Poppy, the St. Bernard, for the inheritance.
11. From Another World by Clayton Rawson (1948) Detective - The Great Merlini
One unconscious female one dead male in a 'Locked's room scenario. Can the solution and guilty party discovered with their motive.
12. Goodbye. Goodbye! By Craig Rice (1946) Detective - John J. Malone
Is Doris Dawn trying to commit suicide or is someone trying to kill her.
13. Locked Doors by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1925) Detective - Hilda Adams
Nurse Adams' next case involves attending the home of the Reeds, husband and wife and two young sons. But what are they scared of, and why are all the rooms locked.
14. Mystery in Room 913 : The Suicide Room by Cornell Woolrich (1938) Detective - Striker
St. Andrew hotel, Room 913, are the deaths suicide. House detective Striker is not convinced.

A good selection of these Golden Age mysteries, and with each story there comes a short author biography. I enjoyed reading all of these well-written mysteries, though some more than others. Certainly a good start to finding more authors to read in this genre.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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