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

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