Adventure to an Indonesian rubber plantation and search for an escaped murderer. Or stay local in the lunchroom of a NYC diner in the 1950s. Either way, adventures await in Golden Age Suspense Stories, the latest Otto Penzler collection of vintage short stories.
This collection includes fifteen stories with most about 20 pages long. You will find famous golden era short story authors like Cornell Woolrich and Mignon G. Eberhart. Authors more famous for their noir and detective novels like James M. Cain and Ellery Queen. And writers not known for mysteries at all like Pearl S. Buck. All of the stories are intriguing and show a mastery of the genre. Many have radical twists you won’t see coming.
Golden Age Suspense Stories contains something for everyone. It is the perfect gift for the mystery lover in your life, even if that lover is you. 5 stars!
Thanks to NetGalley and American Mystery Classics for providing me with an advanced review copy.