Many people consider the novella form - 17,500 words to 40,000 words - the perfect length. It's long enough to flesh out characters, but short enough to read in one sitting while still having plenty of plot. This volume collects 8 crime and suspense stories:
AS I LIE DEAD, by Fletcher Flora
RENDEZVOUS, by H. Bedford-Jones
DEATH BY TELEPHONE, by James W. Marvin
THE SCARLET THREAD, by Jacques Futrelle
TALISMAN OF DOOM, by James W. Marvin
CINDERELLA'S SLIPPER, by Hugh C. Weir
TERROR PANICS THE CRIME QUIZ, by David X. Manners
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF LUTHER TRANT, by Edwin Balmer & William MacHarg
