Penzler, Otto – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:33:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Penzler, Otto – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/golden-age-locked-room-mysteries/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=56360 Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story.

‘Lock your door and enjoy‘ – Kirkus

Locked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime – a body found inside a windowless room that’s been locked from the inside, for example – before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution.

This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries from some of the finest writers in the genre, including household names like John Dickson Carr, Ellery Queen, and Cornell Woolrich.

Selected by Edgar Award-winning anthologist Otto Penzler, this book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey into the Golden Age of mystery writing, promising hours of entertainment for armchair detectives young and old.

‘Superb . . . This is a perfect introduction for those new to this particular subgenre’ – Publishers Weekly

]]> Golden Age Detective Stories https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/golden-age-detective-stories/ Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=55732 In this collection of mysteries, the greatest detectives of the Golden Age investigate the most puzzling crimes of the era.

The investigators in these stories are from all walks of life – retired magicians to schoolteachers, Broadway producers to nuns. Whether professional or amateur, these keen-eyed detectives must get to the bottom of the most baffling cases of their careers.

Edgar Award-winning Otto Penzler has hand-picked some of the most illustrious writers of the classic detective story from the Golden Age of mystery fiction. With authors including Ellery Queen, Cornell Woolrich and Erle Stanley Gardner, this gripping collection is sure to delight and entertain mystery fans.

Praise for Golden Age Detective Stories:

‘In addition to well-known contributors, such as Ellery Queen and Erle Stanley Gardner, Penzler presents memorable tales from the lesser-known‘ – Publishers Weekly

‘Belongs on the shelf of any true mystery fan, and in the collection of every library’s mystery section’ – Booklist

‘Exemplary‘ – Kirkus

]]> Best crime stories of the year. Volume 4 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/best-crime-stories-of-the-year-volume-4/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=43320 Internationally bestselling author and acclaimed screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, creator of Magpie Murders, together with founder of Mysterious Press, Otto Penzler, selects the very best of the year’s crime and mystery tales in this latest collection perfect for crime fiction lovers. Featuring stories from Jeffery Deaver and L. Frank Baum among many others!

These twenty tales represent the best of short form crime and mystery fiction from over the past twelve months. With a variety of fiendishly twisty plots, and featuring murder and mischief in evilly evocative settings, this collection is perfect for crime fiction lovers. Also includes a bonus short mystery story from the Golden Age of Crime Fiction, by the fabled L. Frank Baum.

Featuring stories by:

Ace Atkins
Michael Bracken
Fleur Bradley
Shelley Costa
Doug Crandell
Jeffery Deaver
John Floyd
Nils Gilbertson
Peter Hayes
Shells Legoullon
Victor Methos
Leonardo Padura
Dan Pope
Annie Reed
Cameron Sanders
Anna Scotti
Archer Sullivan
Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Stacy Woodson

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