THE YEAR'S 25 FINEST CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES - First Annual Collection by Breen, Jon L. (introduction) (Clark Howard; Bill Pronzini; Faye Kellerman; Michael Gilbert; Andrew Vachss; Edward D. Hoch; Ruth Rendell; Lynne Barrett; James Kisner; William Bankier; Kristine Kathryn Rusch; Henry Slesar; Joe R. Lansdale; Lawrence Block) - 1992

New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, 1992. 343 pp. Edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Introduction by Jon L. Breen; Challenge the Widowmaker by Clark Howard; Stakeout by Bill Pronzini; Malibu Dog by Faye Kellerman; Decoy by Michael Gilbert; White Alligator by Andrew Vachss; The Detective's Wife by Edward D. Hoch; The Fish Sitter by Ruth Rendell; Elvis Lives by Lynne Barrett; Mother Tucker by James Kisner; The Mandrake Forgeries by William Bankier; The Nick of Time by Robert Barnard; Hanged for a Sheep by Henry Slesar; Incident On and Off a Mountain Road by Joe R. Lansdale; Batman's Helpers by Lawrence Block; The Valuation by Peter Lovesey; A Matter of Principal by Max Allan Collins; Final Resting Place by Marcia Muller; The Maltese Cat by Sara Paretsky; Another Room by Joan Hess; Button in the Bag by Charlotte MacLeod; The Three Musketeers by Jeremiah Healy; A Poison That Leaves No Trace by Sue Grafton; Someone Else by John Lutz; The Dead Past by Nancy Pickard; and A Time for Every Purpose by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. . First Soft Cover Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.