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The big book of rogues and villains, edited and with an introduction by Otto Penzler

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The best mysteries--whether detective, historical, police procedural, cozy, or comedy--have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations--and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xv, 911 pages
Contents
  • At the edge of the crater / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace
  • The episode of the Mexican seer / Grant Allen
  • The body snatcher / Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Dracula's guest / Bram Stoker
  • The narrative of Mr. James Rigby / Arthur Morrison
  • The ides of March / E.W. Hornung
  • The story of a young robber / Washington Irving
  • Moon-face / Jack London
  • The shadow of Quong Lung / C.W. Doyle
  • The fire of London / Arnold Bennett
  • Madame Sara / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace
  • The affair of the man who called himself Hamilton Cleek / Thomas W. Hanshew
  • The mysterious railway passenger / Maurice Leblanc
  • An unposted letter / Newton MacTavish
  • The adventure of "The Brain" / Bertram Atkey
  • The kailyard novel / Clifford Ashdown
  • The parole of Gevil-hay / K. & Hesketh Prichard
  • The Hammerpond Park burlglary / H.G. Wells
  • The zayat kiss / Sax Rohmer
  • The infallible Godahl / Frederick Irving Anderson
  • The caballero's way / O. Henry
  • Conscience in art / O. Henry
  • The unpublishable memoirs / A.S.W. Rosenbach
  • The Universal Covered Carpet Tack Company / George Randolph Chester
  • Boston Blackie's code / Jack Boyle
  • The gray seal / Frank L. Packard
  • The dignity of honest labor / Percival Pollard
  • The eyes of the Countess Gerda / May Edginton
  • The willow walk / Sinclair Lewis
  • A retrieved reformation / O. Henry
  • The burglar / John Russell
  • Portrait of a Murderer / Q. Patrick
  • KArmesin and the big flea / Gerald Kersh
  • The very raffles-like episode of Castor and Pollux, diamonds de luxe / Harry Stephen Keeler
  • The most dangerous game / Richard Connell
  • Four Square Jane / Edgar Wallace
  • A fortune in tin / Edgar Wallace
  • The genuine old master / David Durham
  • The colonel gives a party / Everett Rhodes Castle
  • Footsteps of fear / Vincent Starrett
  • The signed masterpiece / Frederick Irving Anderson
  • The hands of Mr. Ottermole / Thomas Burke
  • "His lady" to the rescue / Bruce Graeme
  • On getting an introduction / Edgar Wallace
  • The fifteen murderers / Ben Hecht
  • The damsel in distress / Leslie Charteris
  • After-dinner story / William Irish
  • The mystery of the golden skull / Donald E. Keyhoe
  • We are all dead / Bruno Fischer
  • Horror insured / Paul Ernst
  • A shock for the countess / C.S. Montanye
  • A shabby millionaire / Christopher B. Booth
  • Crimson shackles / Frederick C. Davis
  • The adventures of the voodoo moon / Eugene Thomas
  • The copper bowl / George Fielding Eliot
  • The cat-woman / Erle Stanley Gardner
  • The theft from the empty room / Edward D. Hoch
  • The shill / Stephen Marlowe
  • The Dr. Sherrock commission / Frank McAuliffe
  • In round figures / Erle Stanley Gardner
  • The racket buster / Erle Stanley Gardner
  • Sweet music / Robert L. Fish
  • The Ehrengraf experience / Lawrence Block
  • Quarry's luck / Max Allan Collins
  • The partnership / David Morrell
  • Blackburn sins / Bradley Denton
  • The black spot / Loren D. Estleman
  • Car trouble / Jas. D. Petrin
  • Keller on the spot / Lawrence Block
  • Boudin noir / R.T. Lawton
  • Like a thief in the night / Lawrence Block
  • Too many crooks / Donald E. Westlake
Isbn
9780525432487
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Label
The big book of rogues and villains
Title
The big book of rogues and villains
Statement of responsibility
edited and with an introduction by Otto Penzler
Title variation
Rogues and villains
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Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The best mysteries--whether detective, historical, police procedural, cozy, or comedy--have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations--and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure
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BTCTA
Dewey number
808.83/872
Index
no index present
LC call number
PN6120.95.D45
LC item number
B52 2017
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1844-1914
  • 1848-1899
  • 1850-1894
  • 1847-1912
  • 1863-1945
  • 1866-1921
  • 1783-1859
  • 1876-1916
  • 1852-1903
  • 1867-1931
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Penzler, Otto
  • Meade, L. T.
  • Allen, Grant
  • Stevenson, Robert Louis
  • Stoker, Bram
  • Morrison, Arthur
  • Hornung, E. W.
  • Irving, Washington
  • London, Jack
  • Doyle, C. W.
  • Bennett, Arnold
Series statement
Vintage crime/Black Lizard
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  • Villains in literature
  • Criminals
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Criminals
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Villains in literature
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The big book of rogues and villains, edited and with an introduction by Otto Penzler
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Contents
At the edge of the crater / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The episode of the Mexican seer / Grant Allen -- The body snatcher / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Dracula's guest / Bram Stoker -- The narrative of Mr. James Rigby / Arthur Morrison -- The ides of March / E.W. Hornung -- The story of a young robber / Washington Irving -- Moon-face / Jack London -- The shadow of Quong Lung / C.W. Doyle -- The fire of London / Arnold Bennett -- Madame Sara / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The affair of the man who called himself Hamilton Cleek / Thomas W. Hanshew -- The mysterious railway passenger / Maurice Leblanc -- An unposted letter / Newton MacTavish -- The adventure of "The Brain" / Bertram Atkey -- The kailyard novel / Clifford Ashdown -- The parole of Gevil-hay / K. & Hesketh Prichard -- The Hammerpond Park burlglary / H.G. Wells -- The zayat kiss / Sax Rohmer -- The infallible Godahl / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The caballero's way / O. Henry -- Conscience in art / O. Henry -- The unpublishable memoirs / A.S.W. Rosenbach -- The Universal Covered Carpet Tack Company / George Randolph Chester -- Boston Blackie's code / Jack Boyle -- The gray seal / Frank L. Packard -- The dignity of honest labor / Percival Pollard -- The eyes of the Countess Gerda / May Edginton -- The willow walk / Sinclair Lewis -- A retrieved reformation / O. Henry -- The burglar / John Russell -- Portrait of a Murderer / Q. Patrick -- KArmesin and the big flea / Gerald Kersh -- The very raffles-like episode of Castor and Pollux, diamonds de luxe / Harry Stephen Keeler -- The most dangerous game / Richard Connell -- Four Square Jane / Edgar Wallace -- A fortune in tin / Edgar Wallace -- The genuine old master / David Durham -- The colonel gives a party / Everett Rhodes Castle -- Footsteps of fear / Vincent Starrett -- The signed masterpiece / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The hands of Mr. Ottermole / Thomas Burke -- "His lady" to the rescue / Bruce Graeme -- On getting an introduction / Edgar Wallace -- The fifteen murderers / Ben Hecht -- The damsel in distress / Leslie Charteris -- After-dinner story / William Irish -- The mystery of the golden skull / Donald E. Keyhoe -- We are all dead / Bruno Fischer -- Horror insured / Paul Ernst -- A shock for the countess / C.S. Montanye -- A shabby millionaire / Christopher B. Booth -- Crimson shackles / Frederick C. Davis -- The adventures of the voodoo moon / Eugene Thomas -- The copper bowl / George Fielding Eliot -- The cat-woman / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The theft from the empty room / Edward D. Hoch -- The shill / Stephen Marlowe -- The Dr. Sherrock commission / Frank McAuliffe -- In round figures / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The racket buster / Erle Stanley Gardner -- Sweet music / Robert L. Fish -- The Ehrengraf experience / Lawrence Block -- Quarry's luck / Max Allan Collins -- The partnership / David Morrell -- Blackburn sins / Bradley Denton -- The black spot / Loren D. Estleman -- Car trouble / Jas. D. Petrin -- Keller on the spot / Lawrence Block -- Boudin noir / R.T. Lawton -- Like a thief in the night / Lawrence Block -- Too many crooks / Donald E. Westlake
Control code
ocn970680866
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xv, 911 pages
Isbn
9780525432487
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • n
Label
The big book of rogues and villains, edited and with an introduction by Otto Penzler
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
At the edge of the crater / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The episode of the Mexican seer / Grant Allen -- The body snatcher / Robert Louis Stevenson -- Dracula's guest / Bram Stoker -- The narrative of Mr. James Rigby / Arthur Morrison -- The ides of March / E.W. Hornung -- The story of a young robber / Washington Irving -- Moon-face / Jack London -- The shadow of Quong Lung / C.W. Doyle -- The fire of London / Arnold Bennett -- Madame Sara / L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace -- The affair of the man who called himself Hamilton Cleek / Thomas W. Hanshew -- The mysterious railway passenger / Maurice Leblanc -- An unposted letter / Newton MacTavish -- The adventure of "The Brain" / Bertram Atkey -- The kailyard novel / Clifford Ashdown -- The parole of Gevil-hay / K. & Hesketh Prichard -- The Hammerpond Park burlglary / H.G. Wells -- The zayat kiss / Sax Rohmer -- The infallible Godahl / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The caballero's way / O. Henry -- Conscience in art / O. Henry -- The unpublishable memoirs / A.S.W. Rosenbach -- The Universal Covered Carpet Tack Company / George Randolph Chester -- Boston Blackie's code / Jack Boyle -- The gray seal / Frank L. Packard -- The dignity of honest labor / Percival Pollard -- The eyes of the Countess Gerda / May Edginton -- The willow walk / Sinclair Lewis -- A retrieved reformation / O. Henry -- The burglar / John Russell -- Portrait of a Murderer / Q. Patrick -- KArmesin and the big flea / Gerald Kersh -- The very raffles-like episode of Castor and Pollux, diamonds de luxe / Harry Stephen Keeler -- The most dangerous game / Richard Connell -- Four Square Jane / Edgar Wallace -- A fortune in tin / Edgar Wallace -- The genuine old master / David Durham -- The colonel gives a party / Everett Rhodes Castle -- Footsteps of fear / Vincent Starrett -- The signed masterpiece / Frederick Irving Anderson -- The hands of Mr. Ottermole / Thomas Burke -- "His lady" to the rescue / Bruce Graeme -- On getting an introduction / Edgar Wallace -- The fifteen murderers / Ben Hecht -- The damsel in distress / Leslie Charteris -- After-dinner story / William Irish -- The mystery of the golden skull / Donald E. Keyhoe -- We are all dead / Bruno Fischer -- Horror insured / Paul Ernst -- A shock for the countess / C.S. Montanye -- A shabby millionaire / Christopher B. Booth -- Crimson shackles / Frederick C. Davis -- The adventures of the voodoo moon / Eugene Thomas -- The copper bowl / George Fielding Eliot -- The cat-woman / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The theft from the empty room / Edward D. Hoch -- The shill / Stephen Marlowe -- The Dr. Sherrock commission / Frank McAuliffe -- In round figures / Erle Stanley Gardner -- The racket buster / Erle Stanley Gardner -- Sweet music / Robert L. Fish -- The Ehrengraf experience / Lawrence Block -- Quarry's luck / Max Allan Collins -- The partnership / David Morrell -- Blackburn sins / Bradley Denton -- The black spot / Loren D. Estleman -- Car trouble / Jas. D. Petrin -- Keller on the spot / Lawrence Block -- Boudin noir / R.T. Lawton -- Like a thief in the night / Lawrence Block -- Too many crooks / Donald E. Westlake
Control code
ocn970680866
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xv, 911 pages
Isbn
9780525432487
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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