Golden Age Bibliomysteries

In this collection of Golden Age mysteries, crime strikes in the world of books...If much of the action is set in a bookshop or a library, it is a bibliomystery, just as it is if a major character is a bookseller or a librarian. Otto PenzlerOf crime fictions many sub-genres, none is as intriguing as the bibliomystery: stories that involve crimes set in the world of books.In these fourteen tales from the Golden Age of mystery fiction, a bookseller is murdered, a detective tracks the disappearance of a local author, and a killer stalks the shelves of the New York Public Library.Collated by Edgar-Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, this volume features well-remembered authors such as Cornell Woolrich and Anthony Boucher, as well as stories from those that are lesser-known today. A love letter to books and to the mystery genre, this collection is guaranteed to entertain.A real treat for bibliophiles. Kirkus