First published to great success in 1985 The Mammoth Book of Great Detectives is the best collection of detective stories ever produced. This giant and unique volume, collecting together all four of Herbert van Thal's popular books of great detective stories, features 35 of the best detective stories ever told. The stories range in style and setting from the mean streets of Raymond Chandler's New York to the classic English whodunnit by Agatha Christie. Includes such gems as Arnold Bennett's 'Murder!', Edgar Wallace's 'The ...
Read More
First published to great success in 1985 The Mammoth Book of Great Detectives is the best collection of detective stories ever produced. This giant and unique volume, collecting together all four of Herbert van Thal's popular books of great detective stories, features 35 of the best detective stories ever told. The stories range in style and setting from the mean streets of Raymond Chandler's New York to the classic English whodunnit by Agatha Christie. Includes such gems as Arnold Bennett's 'Murder!', Edgar Wallace's 'The Treasure Hunt', Ellergy Queen's 'The Black Cats Vanished', P D James' 'The Victim', E C Bentley's 'The Inoffensive Captain', H R F Keating's 'Inspector Ghote and the Miracle Baby', Agatha Christie's 'Sing a Song of Sixpence', G K Chesterton's 'The Eye of Apollo', Raymond Chandler's 'Goldfish' and Georges Simenon's 'The Evidence of the Altar-Boy'. The Mammoth Book of Great Detectives also includes contributions from such famous names as Leslie Charteris, E W Hornung, Dorothy L Sayers, Julian Symons, Roy Vickers, Wilkie Collins, Michael Innes, Baroness Orczy, Edmund Crispin, Freeman Willis Croft, Antonia Fraser and many more.
Read Less
Add this copy of The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories to cart. $2.23, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Add this copy of The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories to cart. $2.23, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Add this copy of The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (Mammoth to cart. $2.23, fair condition, Sold by Once Upon A Time Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tontitown, AR, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Running Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
Add this copy of The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (Mammoth to cart. $2.51, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill of the Olympics rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from TACOMA, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.
Add this copy of The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (Mammoth to cart. $6.92, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Running Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (4 "Books" in 1 to cart. $14.00, very good condition, Sold by Wonderful Books By Mail rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Durham, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Carroll & Graf Publishers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Illustrated by LEEDER, KEN COVER PHOTO. Very Good. 5.25 X 1.5 X 8 inches VERY GOOD CONDITION PAPERBACK, clean, solid, bright; cover shows blood red drops on yellow background....***; PLAESE NOTE; MY TITLE & PUBLISHER ARE CORRECT. THIS IS NOT the Running Press edition***; 600+pg pages.
Add this copy of The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (Mammoth to cart. $74.40, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Running Press.
I've only read few of the stories so far, but I did enloy the ones I read, so I'd recommend the book to fans of detective stories, especially stories written by Old Masters of the genre.
