Hector Munro, writing under the pseudonym of Saki, is justly renowned for his urbane and witty short stories... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-1212-3
Author:  H H Munro

Horace Rumpole, whose court scenes are proverbial, and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole, She Who Must Be Obeyed, is back in these short stories.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7540-8307-1
Author:  John Mortimer

Here are six delightful tales featuring everyone`s favorite barrister for the defense, Horace Rumpole... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-0351-5
Author:  John Mortimer

With deceptive economy in these nine short stories, Ruth Rendell indicates hidden depths in ordinary events and creates a sense of profound unease.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7540-0731-6
Author:  Ruth Rendell

Helen Dunmore`s critically acclaimed new collection of short stories is both brilliant and sensuous.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7531-0989-1
Author:  Helen Dunmore

A fleeing killer`s green mustache. A corpse clutching a note with misplaced vowels. A telephone... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-1114-3
Author:  Dorothy L Sayers

Lee Smith, one of today`s finest writers in the Southern literary tradition, has been compared to Eudora Welty and Flannery O`Connor.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7887-7033-0
Author:  Lee Smith

Here are 9 of Arthur Conan Doyle`s most famous Sherlock Holmes stories, tales that showcase the talents... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-55690-335-9
Author:  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This final collection of Sherlock Holmes stories will have you leaving lights on and checking behind doors... ... Read More

ISBN:  N/A
Author:  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

He has much in common with super-sleuths Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot, but there`s a difference... ... Read More

ISBN:  1-55690-096-1
Author:  Judge Dee

A man dies with his hand on a radio dial.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7861-2318-4
Author:  Ngaio Marsh

In this engaging collection of stories, Rumpole continues to juggle deftly the vagaries of law... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-786-10855-X
Author:  John Mortimer

Millions of young writers have dreamed of having their work published, getting rave reviews, becoming famous and wining awards. But only a small number... ... Read More

ISBN:  N/A
Author:  Dan Chaon ,  Myla Goldberg ,  Whit Stillman

From Elmore Leonard, the author who has influenced more writers than any other, comes a collection of the stories that launched his phenomenal career.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-06-075765-5
Author:  Elmore Leonard

Sara Marcello, a writer with roots in Italy, is invited to the island villa of Ugo and Olivia Bellini, two wealthy and worldly antiquarians.... ... Read More

ISBN:  0-7366-8571-5
Author:  Jane Candia Coleman