{"title":"Otto Penzler","description":"Otto Penzler, the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of The Mysterious Press (1975); MysteriousPress.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City's Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, 1977, and The Lineup, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from NoirCon and The Strand Magazine. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.","products":[{"product_id":"golden-age-christmas-mysteries-paperback","title":"Golden Age Christmas Mysteries - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas has served as a fertile background for mystery fiction for a very long time, perhaps because it has the appearance of a time of peace and love while being so at odds with violence, crime, and even murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis delightful seasonal anthology includes holiday tales from some of the greatest Golden Age mystery authors. It offers such giants of the genre as Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, John D. MacDonald, and John Dickson Carr while introducing lesser-known writers such as Norvell Page, Meredith Nicholson, and Pat Frank. With chronicles that range from truly chilling to heart-warming to hilarious to puzzling, this volume highlights a variety of subjects and styles as each author brings their own approach to the most wonderful time of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing fourteen outstanding stories of Yuletide mystery selected and introduced by Edgar-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, Golden Age Christmas Mysteries offers hours of cozy reading, best enjoyed on a cold, snowy night, in a comfortable chair near a blazing fire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101200388319,"sku":"9781613167021","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/i9MijZY9aY9781613167021.webp?v=1781068456"},{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-the-yellow-room-paperback","title":"The Mystery of the Yellow Room - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world-famous locked-room mystery from a master of detective fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A frightful act of malice committed in Paris: the dastardly attempted assassination of the daughter of a famed scientist who was working late in his laboratory with an assistant when the attack took place in the adjacent room. A locked chamber, windows barred, no one hiding inside. The poor young lady unconscious, covered with blood, violent marks on her throat and a wound at her temple. The scientist's revolver removed from its cabinet and sealed in the room with her. The only trace of her assailant is a large, bloody handprint on the wall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a loss, the chief of the Sûreté telegraphs for the famous detective Frédéric Larsan to be assigned to the seemingly unsolvable case. A genre-defining novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Yellow Room\u003c\/i\u003e follows the investigation step by step, with thorough descriptions of the crime scene to allow the reader access to the same opaque clues to the crime that the detectives have. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101560312031,"sku":"9781504093989","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/FMcGLg43sG9781504093989.webp?v=1781071725"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/otto-penzler.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}