In 1950, experts at Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine voted on the best detective stories ever written, and the result was this dazzling dozen. Two of the choices—Edgar Allan Poe's "e;The Purloined Letter"e; and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "e;The Red-Headed League"e;—were regarded by their authors as their finest short stories. The remaining tales offer similarly high levels of excitement and mystery. Featured stories include G. K. Chesterton's "e;The Invisible Man,"e; from The Innocence of Father Brown; "e;Suspicion"e; by Dorothy L. Sayers; Aldous Huxley's "e;The Gioconda Smile"e;; and "e;The Hands of Mr. Ottermole"e; by Thomas Burke. Additional tales include "e;The Avenging Chance"e; by Anthony Berkeley; "e;The Absent-Minded Coterie"e; by Robert Barr; Jacques Futrelle's "e;The Problem of Cell 13"e;; Melville D. Post's "e;Naboth’s Vineyard"e;; "e;The Yellow Slugs"e; by H. C. Bailey; and E. C. Bentley's "e;The Genuine Tabard."e;
